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Wood ID

Post in 'The Wood Shed' started by cygnus, Feb 9, 2013.

  1. cygnus Feeling the Heat

    joined: Oct 23, 2010
    292 posts
    Central, NJ
    In my stacks I have Red oak, red maple, silver maple, norway maple, callary pear, ash, cherry, honey locust, black locust and beech. But what is this?

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  2. Backwoods Savage Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 14, 2007
    24,194 posts
    Michigan
    Some beautiful wood!
    Tuneighty and Lakeside like this.
  3. cygnus Feeling the Heat

    joined: Oct 23, 2010
    292 posts
    Central, NJ
    Actually, it is. Reminds me of walnut but I'm stumped.
  4. wishlist Minister of Fire

    joined: Mar 28, 2011
    517 posts
    Corunna, Michigan
    Just the color looks like walnut but the bark doesn't? I give up!
  5. nrford Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 26, 2011
    649 posts
    NW lower Mi.
    Mulberry??
  6. Ralphie Boy Minister of Fire

    Uhhh..... maybe uhhhhh..... I think uhhhhh..... or uhhhh.... Hey Scotty!!!;)
  7. gzecc Minister of Fire

    joined: Sep 24, 2008
    2,855 posts
    NNJ
    show us an open split, with the end grain too.
  8. Tuneighty Member

    joined: Oct 11, 2012
    100 posts
    SC PA
  9. Jon1270 Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 25, 2012
    575 posts
    Pittsburgh, PA
    No, both bark and color are wrong for mulberry. That said, I have no idea what it *is.* Some exotic yard tree, perhaps?
  10. cygnus Feeling the Heat

    joined: Oct 23, 2010
    292 posts
    Central, NJ
    Don't think it's mulberry either. I have some and this bark doesn't match nor is the wood yellow at all. I found some after sandy that was growing between the sidewalk and street suggesting that if was planted by the town. Found a bit more recently in the the town's sandy scrap yard so it can't be that rare. A large stump there too about 25-30" at the base so it must be sizable.

    I'll see if I can get a split pic.
  11. chvymn99 Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 20, 2010
    565 posts
    Kansas
    Can you split it? Im sure that its not mulberry. But the bark looks like that of honey locust, its heart wood doesnt appear to be pink enough. however that might be due to the picture too.

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