Another Wood ID

[may79]

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[fullofbaloney]

Between the bark and the stringy splits, I'd guess bitternut hickory. Is it heavy?

 

[PA. Woodsman]

Yes Hickory for sure, great score!

 

[may79]

I thought perhaps that it was Hickory. The guy whose yard I got it from seemed to think it was Beech, but there were several trees down.

 

[Woody Stover]

Yard tree..could it be some exotic landscape variety. I'm only familiar with Pignut and Shagbark Hickory, as far as I know, and that heartwood looks like neither of those..

 

[PA. Woodsman]

Hickory usually smells like cow manure when split, does this?

 

[may79]

No, it doesn't have much smell to it at all.

 

[may79]

Is it maybe some type of Poplar? I thought Poplar heartwood had some green and purple to it, not just solid brown.

 

[Woody Stover]

Is it maybe some type of Poplar? I thought Poplar heartwood had some green and purple to it, not just solid brown.

It's not Tulip Poplar...

 

[hickoryhoarder]

Those photos look like pignut hickory to me. (It's not beech, 100% sure.)

It's very good wood, as my nickname suggests. Two things to know. If you put it in a fire with oak -- the best combo -- it will spark like crazy when you open the door to feed the stove. Be ready for sparks. Second, it seasons pretty fast -- a year can be enough for some of the pieces -- but also deteriorates sometimes in the stacks. So if I get it in November, 2018, I'm using it by February 2020 and trying to use it up in the winter of 2021.

 

[may79]

Thanks for all the help. After some research and everyone's feedback, I pretty much agree that it is some form of Hickory.

 

[Woody Stover]

Those photos look like pignut hickory to me. (It's not beech, 100% sure.)
It's very good wood, as my nickname suggests-- but also deteriorates sometimes in the stacks.

Yeah, make sure Hickory is covered well or rot can set in.

 

[Stinkpickle]

Thanks for all the help. After some research and everyone's feedback, I pretty much agree that it is some form of Hickory.

Agreed. It’s good stuff.

 

[Woody Stover]

I pretty much agree that it is some form of Hickory.

Agreed. It’s good stuff.

Heartwood color is a bit off from what I see here, but the bark sure looks like young Hickory.