Another wood ID question

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Rob_Red

Feeling the Heat
Feb 2, 2021
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Southern New England
Anyone know what kind of wood this is? Is feel pretty lightweight. I’m in New England

I’ve got a bunch I need to take down and I’m wondering if it’s wood stove material

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Hackberry?
 
Not sure about the leaves, but cut stump looks like sassafras (orange bark) and lightweight wood is consistent.
If sassafras, bruised twigs, leaves and bark will have a strong distinctive spicy aroma. Give it a sniff.
 
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The leaves are too shiny for sassafras, and too regular in shape (sassafras often has three points, but not always - but then the shape is not so regular).
 
Are you sure that leaf goes with the stump/ wood ?
 
Wild Bradford pear tree?
 
I'm thinking sassafras, even though none of the leaves look like a mitten.

My hunch is if you tear one of those leaves you'll get some sassafras leaf scent.
 
Check for root beer scent in leaves, twig & bark.
 
Went out today and did the leaf test, no sassafras smell. I was also thinking it was sassafras but now I don’t know
The test isn't foolproof. The farther you get into summer/fall, the less water and scent is in tree leaves.
 
Not sassafrass. Sassafrass has a 3 pronged leaf.