Got quite a few stacks of this that have been cut and stacked, but not split. Been running low on wood so went and got/split a few. Wondered what it was so.
Identify Wood Please?
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smokinj
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JustWood
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CodyWayne718
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Wood Duck
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The wood lookd like some type of red oak. The bark looks like Chestnut Oak (Rock Oak) which is more like white oak. Maybe it is one of the less common red oaks and I am unfamiliar iwth the look of the bark, or maybe your Red oaks have unusual bark.
smokinj
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I'm leaning towrad Wood Duck's suggestion of Chestnut Oak. If it is Chestnut Oak, you have some great firewood- really puts out the heat.
I sure hope you're right with the Chestnut Oak. We've got quite a few of those down around here. They split super easy and appear to be dry (until burned). I've got some inside the basement on a wood rack trying to dry, but if it's really good wood, I'll be waiting till next year just to be sure it's good.
CodyWayne718
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Alright, after looking, it looks like chestnut oak but it sure looked like BL at first. Bark had me thinkin y'all were silly!
smokinj
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Superlite
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I think that is definitely chestnut oak - and so is the tree behind your stack. Chestnut oak is the most common trees on the dryer ridges around here, and I cut plenty of it for firewood. Its good wood - a species of white oak.
I checked a range map and chestnut oak does occur in southern indiana, but not as far north as Indianapolis, which is why Jay probably isn't familiar with it.
I checked a range map and chestnut oak does occur in southern indiana, but not as far north as Indianapolis, which is why Jay probably isn't familiar with it.
FLINT said:
If the tree behind the stack is any indication, that is the same species as the wood I'm harvesting. I believe I can even get some of the 'dead' leaves. I think they're still on the fallen tree.
Adios Pantalones
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Adios Pantalones said:
The wood has been stacked in those rounds for a few months (6-8) and that split was about 10 seconds old.
smokinj
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gpcollen1
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CTYank said:
I don't feel like it's extremely dense - it almost looks a little fibrous. Hard to explain, does that make any sense?
I am, however, a wood rookie.
Thistle
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Approx. weights at 15% moisture content
Osage Orange (hedge) 55-62 lbs per cubic foot
Shagbark & other Hickories 50-55
Ironwood (Eastern Hophornbeam & American Hornbeam (Musclewood) 50
Black Locust - 48-52
Apple 48
White Oak/Bur Oak 47
Honey Locust 45-47
Sugar Maple 45
Beech 45
Red/Black Oak 41-43
Slippery (Red) Elm 43
Pear 43
Mulberry 40-42
Black Walnut 40-42
Black Cherry 40
Red Maple 38
American (White) Elm 35
Siberian Elm 33
Silver Maple 33
Eastern Red Cedar (Juniper) 33
Boxelder 30
Osage Orange (hedge) 55-62 lbs per cubic foot
Shagbark & other Hickories 50-55
Ironwood (Eastern Hophornbeam & American Hornbeam (Musclewood) 50
Black Locust - 48-52
Apple 48
White Oak/Bur Oak 47
Honey Locust 45-47
Sugar Maple 45
Beech 45
Red/Black Oak 41-43
Slippery (Red) Elm 43
Pear 43
Mulberry 40-42
Black Walnut 40-42
Black Cherry 40
Red Maple 38
American (White) Elm 35
Siberian Elm 33
Silver Maple 33
Eastern Red Cedar (Juniper) 33
Boxelder 30
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