Another wood Id
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Whack it in half and smell it; if it smells like Wintergreen it is Black Birch; if it just smells sweet it is Cherry. Just looks like Cherry to me....
tigeroak
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Paulywalnut
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The bark looks like Cherry, but there is no color to the heartwood. Cherry has reddish heartwood. I think it is Black Birch, which is also called Cherrybark Birch.
Paulywalnut
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Everybody is right.
nrford
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Osagebndr
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nrford
Minister of Fire
Black Birch is near non-existent in Michigan, not a resident of Barry County, Mi. but very familiar with timber base in that county, I have never seen a Black Birch there. Since OP is from Barry County, Mi. I'm 99.9999% sure this is CHERRY.
Osagebndr
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Doesn't the red were thinking of in cherry fade to a light pink after a month or so of sitting. I know mine has
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