ID ,what wood it that ?

[HDRock]

Took a short cut and saw this
Maybe maple ?
Not a great pic

 

[StihlHead]

Well...

a) its free
b) its a hardwood
c) it does not look like cottonwood

So I would take it before someone else does and think about what it is later. I would guess box elder or maple. Rotten centers, birds eye look & multi-branched. Knowing this forum someone will say its red elm though...

 

[NortheastAl]

Looks like maple. Just get it quick, like StihlHead said.

 

[fossil]

Go get it before it's Gonewood.

 

[smokinj]

Looks like willow!

 

[PA. Woodsman]

Well...
I would guess box elder

My thoughts also....

 

[HDRock]

Went and picked it up, home owner helped load , he said ,it was half dead and there was bees nest in it.
Owner didn't know what it was so probably not willow
Split a piece off with the x25, doesn't smell good

I don't know what it is

 

[smokinj]

Boxelder

 

[Shane N]

Boxelder

yup

 

[HDRock]

Boxelder

Thanks
Ok , How is it for drying n burning ?

 

[Shane N]

Some of those pieces are going to suck to split with the Fiskars

 

[Shane N]

Thanks
Ok , How is it for drying n burning ?

Dries fast and burns fast. Shoulder wood

 

[HDRock]

Dries fast and burns fast. Shoulder wood

That's good, I can use some more Shoulder wood

 

[HDRock]

Some of those pieces are going to suck to split with the Fiskars

I have hydraulics

 

[Shane N]

I have hydraulics

I have a few 6" thick pieces of box elder that I use as splitting blocks as they seem to self-heal.

 

[HDRock]

I have a few 6" thick pieces of box elder that I use as splitting blocks as they seem to self-heal.

Well if it gets hard to split with the 7 ton ,it will make some cool lookin noodles, with the red in there

 

[webby3650]

the 7 ton ,it will

Have trouble!

 

[HDRock]

Have trouble!

With that splitter, it depends a lot on how U position the piece on the splitter

 

[Paulywalnut]

Sorry HD its box elder. The red in it is the giveaway. When dry it burns very good.
Just don't blink it will burn away quickly. Hey its free. If you have room, its not willow.

 

[StihlHead]

I found box elder to burn well. Slightly better than shoulder season wood, depending. A lower heat maple. Worth the effort to fetch and split it in my opinion. I like the grain pattern and it is easy to split and work with. Well, except for that crotch and burl wood there, I would use the chainsaw to split that gnarly stuff.

Box elder maple has three leaves and not the distinct maple leaf pattern, so a lot of people do not know what it is. It commonly rots out in the center for whatever reason and bees commonly use them for natural hives. They tend to have shallow spreading roots, and our dogs used to dig out under them and make them into dens. The sheep love to eat the leaves of those trees, and they sucker like crazy, so I would cut the suckers in summer and leave them for the sheep to dine on. Munch munch munch...

 

[HDRock]

Sorry HD its box elder. The red in it is the giveaway. When dry it burns very good.
Just don't blink it will burn away quickly. Hey its free. If you have room, its not willow.

Yep It's free and it will burn, was 2 miles away and like said I can use some more shoulder wood any way