Help ID cut wood

[vwmike]

Hey Guys,

So walking through the forest I can identify most trees here in the PNW fairly easily. The woodlot I have a permit to cut firewood at there are piles of mixed logs which I am cutting, and I find it much harder to figure out.

Here’s one I don’t know what it is, splits easy with the x27 way heavier than hemlock or Doug fir I cut a lot of.

 

[PA. Woodsman]

I'm thinking either some kind of Cherry or Birch, does it have a sweet smell to it?

 

[hickoryhoarder]

I also guess a type of cherry or birch.

 

[vwmike]

Thanks guys, it most likely is a type of birch as we don't get much big cherry here, but do have lots of birch, most of it is easier to identify by the bark.

 

[blacktail]

Alder?

 

[Knots]

Looks like black birch to me. I've seen it with bark that thick before.