Anyone tell me what this is? Wood ID

[Whimpers Baggins]

Splits easy on the splitter. Lots of fragrant sap. It was dropped off by a local tree service yesterday.

 

[clancey]

Looks like some kind of moss to me...? clancey

 

[Whimpers Baggins]

Looks like some kind of moss to me...? clancey

Should have clarified I am wondering what kind of wood it is.

 

[clancey]

lol lol I do not know that but other people do and they will let you know what they think--they are real good at it..clancey

 

[MongoMongoson]

Looks like balsam fir to me. It has the relatively smooth bark with bubbles of pitch under it.

Could be something else in the Pacific NW, though. I don't know all the evergreens you have there.

 

[BigJ273]

Based on the definition of those rings I would say some kind of pine ?????

 

[Whimpers Baggins]

Looks like balsam fir to me. It has the relatively smooth bark with bubbles of pitch under it.

Could be something else in the Pacific NW, though. I don't know all the evergreens you have there.

I think you nailed it dude Not sure how much heat it will put off but free and delivered is hard to pass up Thank you

 

[Whimpers Baggins]

I think you nailed it dude Not sure how much heat it will put off but free and delivered is hard to pass up Thank you

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[hickoryhoarder]

My hunch is balsam fir. And then I saw someone above said that too. I am also an east of the Mississippi resident.

 

[Whimpers Baggins]

My hunch is balsam fir. And then I saw someone above said that too. I am also an east of the Mississippi resident.

Yeah you all are good. I realize it's way down on BTU so I'm not sure what to do with it. Campfire wood probably. I hate for it to take up space in my woodshed but it was free and dropped off so I shouldn't complain too much. Ha

 

[qwee]

Isn't that alder? And you are in the Pacific NW. There are far fewer tree species in the western US than the Eastern US. If it is a hardwood in the PNW, and is west of the Cascade Mountains it is usually alder of Big Leaf Maple.

 

[Whimpers Baggins]

Well I thought that initially as well but it's way too sappy to be alder (at least from what I recall having split about 5 cords of alder about 15 years back). This came from a customer who hired the tree company to take down the tree in their yard so it was intentionally planted at some point. It's a soft wood for sure at least compared to the pear I'm splitting now. Very sappy and very fragrant sap.

 

[Simonkenton]

I wouldn't put pine in my woodshed, but then, I have access to white oak and black walnut and ash.

 

[Jags]

Looks like a flavor of birch to me and they are pretty common yard trees because of fast growth.