Ok so this is a dead standing tree that we have in our yard. The bark is falling of pretty significantly and talking with the neighbors I believe it has been dead standing for two years. They also said they believe it was struck by lightning (maybe I should make a baseball bat out of it ) There is a little bark that remains on the north side of the trunk because it is shaded by the larger tree next to it. It measures between 8 and 9 feet in circumference at the base and stands taller than our one story 1950s house. My first question is how much wood do you think I will be able to get out of this tree? Second, what type of tree do you think it is? The larger tree next to it appears to be some kind of maple, but there is zero leaves on this tree to identify it. Lastly since it has been dead standing for a fair amount of time do you think it will be ready to burn this winter, or should I stack it in preparation for next? Thanks for any help.