And yet another wood ID
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redktmrider
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BoiledOver
Minister of Fire
Another vote for paper/white birch, prevalent in this area. For heating purpose it is acceptable, about even with black cherry.
CincyBurner
Minister of Fire
Definitely river birch (Betula nigra). http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/yard-garden/trees-shrubs/river-birch/index.html
Paper birch bark is pure white, while river birch bark varies from shades of papery salmon (sometimes almost white - Heritage®) to corn flake textured cinnamon, depending on variety and age of bark.
When I first scrounged some I thought that since it was a birch it would burn well. It burns OK, but because of its branching habit (multiple small epicormics) it is miserable to split by hand.
It's a common landscape planting, so often planted outside its native range (https://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/volume_2/betula/nigra.htm).
Paper birch bark is pure white, while river birch bark varies from shades of papery salmon (sometimes almost white - Heritage®) to corn flake textured cinnamon, depending on variety and age of bark.
When I first scrounged some I thought that since it was a birch it would burn well. It burns OK, but because of its branching habit (multiple small epicormics) it is miserable to split by hand.
It's a common landscape planting, so often planted outside its native range (https://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/volume_2/betula/nigra.htm).
TreePointer
Minister of Fire
Birch. I've been fooled by color tones of pictures on the computer, but the bark looks more like white birch than yellow.
If yellow birch (a popular yard tree in my area), you'll know soon enough. It's the toughest wood I've ever tried to split. I had to split 1/3 cord of it for a neighbor, and no axe or maul did much to it.
If yellow birch (a popular yard tree in my area), you'll know soon enough. It's the toughest wood I've ever tried to split. I had to split 1/3 cord of it for a neighbor, and no axe or maul did much to it.
firefighterjake
Minister of Fire
