Another what type of wood do I have thread.

[JoeyD]

I thought I was getting all oak on this scrounge and most of it was but it seems about a third of the wood looks like this when I split it. It is a little stringy and holds a lot of moisture but is lighter in weight then oak.

 

[kestrel]

Pignut hickory

 

[smokinj]

Pignut hickory

+1

 

[JoeyD]

Thanks for looking, so is it anywhere close to red oak on the btu scale? It seemed softer when I was splitting it.

 

[Ralphie Boy]

I think it's Yellow or Tulip Poplar, not hickory. There are a couple of posts on this fourm with pictures that are very close to your picture.

 

[JoeyD]

At first I thought poplar but it doesn't smell like any poplar I had before. And no green or purple colors only brown. If I had to describe the smell I would say it is closer to smelling like some kind of grass then any other wood I have split.

 

[bioman]

It don't matter, cut split & stack, go back and get more. You'll be glad you did.

 

[nrford]

Bark looks nothing like either tulip/yellow poplar or hickory, that grows here. Not sure what strange things grow in S. Jersey, but I would say it looks like Soft Maple to me

 

[jackatc1]

Bark looks nothing like either tulip/yellow poplar or hickory, that grows here. Not sure what strange things grow in S. Jersey, but I would say it looks like Soft Maple to me

 

[jackatc1]

Soft maple,South Jersey pineys call it swamp maple.

PS nrford you do know hardwood.

 

[fishingpol]

I just finished a carving using a piece of the same species. My wood supplier guy said soft maple too, as he had some milled planks that looked just like it. There was a small tinge of green color in with the brown heart wood.

 

[Stax]

+3 Silver Maple...aka Soft Maple, Swamp Maple.

 

[PA. Woodsman]

My first thought was Maple-what kind I don't know but it is good stuff....

 

[blujacket]

It may be some type of Maple, but that is not Silver Maple.

 

[nrford]

Soft maple,South Jersey pineys call it swamp maple.

PS nrford you do know hardwood.

I ought too! Thanks for noticing.

 

[Prosecond]

I say red maple.

 

[ScotO]

I say red maple.

I agree! That's not silver maple, I'm sayin' RED!!

 

[nrford]

Silver, Red who cares it is all SOFT MAPLE, which is what I told you all it was!

 

[NH_Wood]

Red maple is my vote too. I guess we care about the difference in species because a lot of us like to i.d. trees, vs. just know the potential BTU content - it's just fun. Cheers!

 

[ScotO]

Red maple is my vote too. I guess we care about the difference in species because a lot of us like to i.d. trees, vs. just know the potential BTU content - it's just fun. Cheers!

Exactly! Not trying to be a know-it-all or anything like that, I feel I know a lot about trees but I have learned alot too from these forums. I like to broaden my horizons!

 

[Wood Duck]

Another vote for Red Maple. Around here Red Maple is pretty common in places dominated by Oaks.

 

[Woody Stover]

Another vote for Red Maple.

What about that dark core, is that common? I've only cut a few Red Maple so far, but none of them had that...

 

[jackatc1]

I find that a lot of soft maple i cut, 20"dbh and up are punky at the core.
And yes the heart wood is dark, much the same as ash wood.

 

[ScotO]

What about that dark core, is that common? I've only cut a few Red Maple so far, but none of them had that...

Yes that's common in the larger red maples that I have cut down. Really dark heartwood. The bark on that tree is textbook red maple..........

 

[Woody Stover]

I find that a lot of soft maple i cut, 20"dbh and up are punky at the core.
And yes the heart wood is dark, much the same as ash wood.

As I mentioned, I've only cut a few but this is what I've seen so far. This tree was on it's way out and had some punk in some of the branches, but the core looks like the rest of the wood. This split is 20". The White Ash I've cut (many trees) never has dark heartwood...
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Yes that's common in the larger red maples that I have cut down. Really dark heartwood. The bark on that tree is textbook red maple..........

Here's a Red that's in my yard. The bark on this and others I've seen looks kind of scaly. I'm not saying that the wood in question is not Red Maple; Just reporting what I've seen here.
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