WOOD ID Please

[roberth42]

I took down 2 small dead standing trees today on my property. I think one is Maple and the other is Ash but could use some help to be sure.

Please excuse the photo of my helper as he insisted he be in the photo!

The tree without any bark seems really dry. I'm going to split one and check the m/c. What are the chances that it would be ok to burn this winter?

 

[wooddope]

The wood with the bark still on it looks like cherry.The barkless one .........dunno

 

[fossil]

...Please excuse the photo of my helper as he insisted he be in the photo!

Why apologize? He's cuter than the wood!

...What are the chances that it would be ok to burn this winter?

I'll hazard a guess as soon as you post the results of stabbing it with the MM. :lol: Rick

 

[roberth42]

The barkless wood came from this stump and here is a photo of the bark that fell off.

 

[roberth42]

...Please excuse the photo of my helper as he insisted he be in the photo!

Why apologize? He's cuter than the wood!

Thanks Rick!

...What are the chances that it would be ok to burn this winter?

I'll hazard a guess as soon as you post the results of stabbing it with the MM. :lol: Rick

Your right! It has 20% m/c. and it was tough to split.

 

[gzecc]

Looks like norway maple and cherry. Its a hard Id. Size, angles, shadows, lack of detail etc.

 

[wooddope]

Ok, going out on a limb here, I'd say the barkless is elm.

 

[ansehnlich1]

Ok, going out on a limb here, I'd say the barkless is elm.

yeah, you might be onto something here, appears it could be elm.

I'm pretty sure the other stuff is cherry, some of it looks a bit punky too

 

[homebrewz]

The barkless stuff does look like elm. Look at those wide rings. Try splitting some.. it will probably be tough.

 

[roberth42]

The barkless stuff does look like elm. Look at those wide rings. Try splitting some.. it will probably be tough.

I did split a piece and it was extremely tough. There seems to be quite a bit of it, dead standing in the woods. Here's a couple more that need to come down.

Why would all these elm be dead?

 

[Wood Duck]

I'd say you have Black Cherry and a barkless Elm. The cherry is pretty easy and I am pretty sure, the Elm, less so.

 

[ANeat]

The Elm is dead from dutch elm disease (probably)

 

[wooddope]

The barkless stuff does look like elm. Look at those wide rings. Try splitting some.. it will probably be tough.

I did split a piece and it was extremely tough. There seems to be quite a bit of it, dead standing in the woods. Here's a couple more that need to come down.

Why would all these elm be dead?

Dutch elm disease kills them, it's terrible. Good firewood though.I,ve heard they are easier to split once the bark falls of them when standing.

 

[Jam Master]

Had a lot of standing dead fence row elm at the old farm and it always had sheets of bark like that laying beside it. You can cut it into rounds, split it and burn it the same day. Tough to split but I liked it . If you have a lot you're lucky.

 

[homebrewz]

I did split a piece and it was extremely tough. There seems to be quite a bit of it, dead standing in the woods. Here's a couple more that need to come down.
Why would all these elm be dead?

Yes, as others have mentioned, probably Dutch Elm Disease. If its been dead for a long time and you get it just before it starts to rot,
sometimes it will be easier to split, but generally it splits like iron. I just cut the rounds small and wind up with a bunch of chunks.
Its good stuff.. coals nicely too.

 

[bsearcey]

+1 on cherry. Other is hickory.