another wood ID

[phatdonkey]

Hard to tell from the pic, and most of the bark is gone.

The tree fell 1.5 years ago and a buddy from work wants it gone.

Any idea what it is? Ill have more pics tomorrow when i start cutting it.

The guy from work claims it is black walnut. If i get to cutting and its rotting, is it still worth taking for an outdoor fire pit?

 

[midwestcoast]

Pretty tough one there.
From the little bit of bark not covered by snow or moss I'd say walnut is one possibility. My WAG is ash, but could be several others.
I'd bet it's not very rotted due to the way it's sitting up off the ground. If it was very rotted it likely would've collapsed to the ground more.

 

[phatdonkey]

He does have a good amount of ash there as well. It starts off about 2 feet in diameter then within the first 5 feet, splits into 4 or 5 branches. He has a lot of down and dead standers he wants gone. It'll keep me busy for sure. Thanks for the ID suggestion.

 

[bags]

Does look like it is ash. The standing dead the same look? Could be the borer has struck. Again. Ash is great wood.

 

[Ncountry]

Betcha it is a willow or something similar.

 

[gzecc]

Anyone that can tell the species of that tree (in that picture) deserves a free beer! I do however see possibly black walnut.

 

[2PistolPacker]

I split more than a half cord of walnut last week and the bark on the lower tree looks exactly like the bark on what I split. I'd get it cut quick, the cracks at the right end of the log look like decaying wood.

 

[phatdonkey]

I split more than a cord of walnut last week and the bark on the lower tree looks exactly like the bark on what I split. I'd get it cut quick, the cracks at the right end of the log look like decaying wood.

Ill be getting to it tomorrow. Its cold as hell out so itll suck, and about 100 foot walk to where i can put my truck. Free is free though.

I agree about not being able to tell from the pic. Again it was cold and the old dude only had a few minutes away from work so we had to get back. Ill post some more tomorrow.

Thanks again all.

 

[husky345 vermont resolute]

I wouldn't waste my time it looks to far gone

 

[Woody Stover]

I wouldn't waste my time it looks to far gone

If it's Walnut, heart is pretty rot-resistant...

 

[phatdonkey]

I was thinking of not wasting my time, but its on the way home from work so maybe 10 minutes in I'll know if its worth it or not.

When you say the heart is more rot resistant, I'm assuming you mean the inner trunk? If that's the case i can just split off the junk stuff and be good to go. I'm in need of wood to finish off the season so it's worth checking to me. First year burner that wasn't prepared.

 

[Woody Stover]

I was thinking of not wasting my time, but its on the way home from work so maybe 10 minutes in I'll know if its worth it or not. When you say the heart is more rot resistant, I'm assuming you mean the inner trunk? If that's the case i can just split off the junk stuff and be good to go. I'm in need of wood to finish off the season so it's worth checking to me. First year burner that wasn't prepared.

Yeah, I would grab any easy wood in your situation. Looks are only skin-deep...might be gorgeous underneath. I probably wouldn't bother with taking the sapwood off. If it's dark brown inside, and smells like furniture, it's Black Walnut...decent middle-grade wood.

 

[Firefighter938]

He probably knows if it was walnut. Those trees drop a million nuts in the fall.

 

[D8Chumley]

Could be black walnut. Post a pic of the cut end

 

[phatdonkey]

Not thinking its black walnut. He thought it may have been due to the nuts everywhere around firefighter938! He hates them.

Here are some more pics. None of it seemed rotten.

Im hoping its ash. MM showed between 30 and OL on my HF MM.

 

[D8Chumley]

Not BW. Trying to see pinhole (Ash) in first pic but not sure I see it. We shall call it "firewood" lol. I'm still trying to learn and I love the ID requests. It's like a game to me

 

[Rickb]

Doesnt look like ash.

 

[2PistolPacker]

How hard was the yellowish wood to cut? No walnut or ash there.

 

[phatdonkey]

It was really easy. As i was throwing the 20 inch pieces they sounded hollow as they hit each other. Pretty wet stuff for as much as it was checking on the outside. I know nothing about trees.

Thanks for the suggestions. Keep them coming until the consensus is agreed upon.

 

[2PistolPacker]

It doesn't sound encouraging, light logs have no density, not much BTU value.

 

[D8Chumley]

Bark looks elm-ish, like an Elm I have in the yard?

 

[gzecc]

Long shot guess. Black locust (greenish yellow), Oak and Elm (no bark)

 

[Applesister]

My cell phone is showing that weird mustard green which I think is the Black locust color. Unsure though.
And Im thinking Elm.
And those other two trees...osage and mulberry.
All good firewood candidates, you may be able to use it this coming fall. I would clean up that spot. Limbs, everything.

 

[Applesister]

Probably Osage Orange based on another poster's thread.
What the other poster said about the sticky milky sap under the bark. Staghorn Sumac does that too.
I thought perhaps it might be Red Elm because its bark can be gooy too.

 

[Applesister]

See Osages thread.