Another wood ID

[CincyBurner]

 

[Simonkenton]

The wood looks like black walnut but the bark does not look like black walnut.
It isn't locust.

Mystery tree.

 

[MMH]

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I’m assuming the right is willow and bottom is elm, if so I agree it appears to be the elm.

 

[MMH]

The wood looks like black walnut but the bark does not look like black walnut.
It isn't locust.

Mystery tree.

Haha right! Hopefully a mystery tree worth the time. Likely not though that’s my luck

 

[CincyBurner]

I’m assuming the right is willow and bottom is elm, if so

Far LEFT - OP's pic post #22 | MIDDLE pic - Virginia Tech stock pic of black willow bud (yellow twig) | RIGHT pic - Virginia Tech stock pic of Siberian elm bud

 

[rwhite]

Appears to be Russian Olive. Makes you feel like a giant splitting it. Fast growers, burns okay. I burned a lot when I lived in S. ID. Smells like cigars

 

[hickoryhoarder]

My guess is elm (Siberian ?). Close-up pic of twigs with buds ?

VT Dendro - Siberian elm​

The buds from OP's pic #1 (bottom right) looks like elm buds.
What does fresh split smell like ?

The buds also made me think Siberian elm. I was thinking locust on the bark.

 

[qwee]

I'm in your general area - Russian olive and red elm are very common in this low rain mountain desert climate. It isn't Russian Olive because Russian Olive has 'flaky' bark and a more tannish chocolate colored wood color.

So I'm going with Red Elm. If you split some, the fibers kind of want to hold together - but Red elm is suppose to be easier to split than the other sub species of elm, and it has a little higher btu rating, too. Also, you can see a slight reddish/violet hue in the brown part of the split wood. And, the tree usually has several branching parts in its growth - so the main trunk will go up 6 to 8 feet and then there will be 3 or 4 medium sized trunks coming off this main trunk.

A dead ringer - if the bark is removed and the exposed wood has little pointy nipples sticking out here and there - it is for sure red elm. I think it is in the area of 19-21 btu rating - so like walnut or cherry.

 

[MMH]

Thanks to cincyburner I believe this is elm; and now thanks to qwee I think we got it! After comparing some pics and reading up I think this is likely red elm. Also finding 19-21.6 btu from charts. Looks like a descent score.

 

[MMH]

I'm in your general area - Russian olive and red elm are very common in this low rain mountain desert climate. It isn't Russian Olive because Russian Olive has 'flaky' bark and a more tannish chocolate colored wood color.

So I'm going with Red Elm. If you split some, the fibers kind of want to hold together - but Red elm is suppose to be easier to split than the other sub species of elm, and it has a little higher btu rating, too. Also, you can see a slight reddish/violet hue in the brown part of the split wood. And, the tree usually has several branching parts in its growth - so the main trunk will go up 6 to 8 feet and then there will be 3 or 4 medium sized trunks coming off this main trunk.

A dead ringer - if the bark is removed and the exposed wood has little pointy nipples sticking out here and there - it is for sure red elm. I think it is in the area of 19-21 btu rating - so like walnut or cherry.

I’m familiar with Russian olive although I haven’t burned it. This is definitely not olive. I think your right I think it’s red elm. Thanks for the help.