Wood ID

[Copper44]

Cleaning up a pile from some work I had done to extend my driveway. Based on how light it is I'm not even sure if it's shoulder season wood. Don't have any splits, can anyone identify?

 

[claydogg84]

My initially thought was Black Locust, but the bark seems off.

 

[Pennsyltucky Chris]

My initially thought was Black Locust, but the bark seems off.

Yeah, the bark is off. Looks like mulberry to me.

 

[Rebelduckman]

X2

 

[Copper44]

Hmm I'm was surprised by how lite it was. I have lots of mulberrys on my property. I will have to go compare the bark to some of the live ones.
This has been cut and laying in for about a year and half. I also cut up some honey locust yesterday and that was definitely as heavy as I remember!!

 

[Copper44]

The chips were almost neon looking as well.

 

[gzecc]

My initially thought was Black Locust, but the bark seems off.

and the wood.

 

[gzecc]

Growth rings are huge. Weird to me.

 

[Stinkpickle]

The chips were almost neon looking as well.

I was leaning towards mulberry; however, neon yellow heart wood could mean hedge/osage orange.

 

[Copper44]

I was leaning towards mulberry; however, neon yellow heart wood could mean hedge/osage orange.

I have a lot of those around too. They seem to have more reddish hue to the bark.
I'll take some more pictures this weekend.

 

[midwestcoast]

Mulberry.
Could possibly be Hedge.

 

[fireview2788]

Hedge

 

[Copper44]

Here is a piece split.

 

[BamaScroungr]

Not sure if hedge has that thin ring of white sapwood but I know mulberry does.

 

[claydogg84]

I don't think it's yellow enough for Hedge

 

[nrford]

Sassafras

 

[Wood Duck]

Mulberry or Hedge, and it looks like the tree was alive, so I don't know why it would seem lightweight. Maybe you are getting stronger. Been lifting?

 

[Copper44]

Mulberry or Hedge, and it looks like the tree was alive, so I don't know why it would seem lightweight. Maybe you are getting stronger. Been lifting?

Ha probably should be. It was alive when it was taken down, but that was in 09/2013. Just been laying log length with the rest of a big pile since.

It is substantially less weight then the honey locust that was cut at the same time.

 

[Jon_E]

Stick it in a hole in the ground and come back in 40 years. If it's still there, it's black locust.

 

[Stinkpickle]

I don't think it's yellow enough for Hedge

Agreed. It looks much more like fast growing mulberry.

 

[Ram 1500 with an axe...]

Sassafras

I thinks someone hacked Nrford hearth.com account....

Not black locust
Not sasafrass
Me thinks....

 

[fireview2788]

That last split isn't hedge, not orange enough.

fv

 

[PA. Woodsman]

Here is a piece split.
View attachment 156009

This picture here shows the yellow inside but reddish-brown ends which is how Mulberry acts, so I'd say that's what it is.