Identify wood

[oblina63]

I think this is eucalyptus because the wood has a bluish cast and some of the pieces peel in long threads. I was told it is walnut. Please help me out and thank you in advance

 

[hickoryhoarder]

Not sure what it is, but the bark does not look like walnut.

 

[Grizzerbear]

Not walnut

 

[oblina63]

Not sure what it is, but the bark does not look like walnut.

Yes, I thought the bark was all wrong and the wood itself is very blond

Not sure what it is, but the bark does not look like walnut.

Right. It is very thin and rather smooth

 

[oblina63]

Not sure what it is, but the bark does not look like walnut.

 

[oblina63]

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Here's another view and a bit more light. thanks

 

[begreen]

Might be eucalyptus. It looks stringy. If it is hard to split the branch wood that would be a good guess. Also, the bark and wood may have a distinct medicinal odor. However, our eucalyptus has a peeling bark that is not like this. How heavy are the dry splits?

 

[oblina63]

Might be eucalyptus. It looks stringy. If it is hard to split the branch wood that would be a good guess. Also, the bark and wood may have a distinct medicinal odor.

I was up to my elbows loading it today and it's strange, but I did not notice an odor. But, thank you

 

[begreen]

What is throwing me off it the bark, but there are many varieties of eucalyptus. Our euc has a shedding bark. On areas that have completely shed is it very smooth and a pale olive color. How heavy or light are the splits?

 

[oblina63]

What is throwing me off it the bark, but there are many varieties of eucalyptus. Our euc has a shedding bark. On areas that have completely shed is it very smooth and a pale olive color. How heavy or light are the splits?
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So, here's front and back of bark. There is definitely shedding and once bark is gone, yes smooth and pale blue gray to me but...

 

[oblina63]

My instincts say some sort of eucalyptus, not walnut. But, should there be another guess, thanks in advance

 

[JimBear]

I may be mistaken but isn’t English Walnut a “blonde” light colored wood??

 

[oblina63]

Might be eucalyptus. It looks stringy. If it is hard to split the branch wood that would be a good guess. Also, the bark and wood may have a distinct medicinal odor. However, our eucalyptus has a peeling bark that is not like this. How heavy are the dry splits?

Might be eucalyptus. It looks stringy. If it is hard to split the branch wood that would be a good guess. Also, the bark and wood may have a distinct medicinal odor. However, our eucalyptus has a peeling bark that is not like this. How heavy are the dry splits?

Not that heavy. As compared to pine, heavier and compared to almond, lighter. Not sure if that helps. All I know, when we loaded into trailer, I thought it was rather light and we had trailer and back of truck loaded in an hour-newbies. But I have purchased and stacked pine and almond for awhile and this wood was closer to pine in weight

 

[oblina63]

I may be mistaken but isn’t English Walnut a “blonde” light colored wood??

I looked English Walnut up and it is in California. It's possible...crazy. However, I dont see a lot of walnut for sale as firewood.

 

[oblina63]

Not walnut

do you have any idea what it might be?

 

[kennyp2339]

Beech?

 

[Grizzerbear]

The bark looks like mimosa. I have know idea what split mimosa looks like.

 

[CentralVAWoodHeat]

There are elements of it that do look like Mimosa, particularly the bark. We removed a large one on our property years ago and I split, seasoned, and burnt it.

The weight is what is strange though. I remember Mimosa being heavy. I believe it is in the same family as locust.

 

[StihlKicking]

Does tulip poplar grow in your area?

 

[fbelec]

wouldn't be poplar the bark is to thin and smooth

 

[begreen]

Some leaves would make the ID much easier. In your neck of the woods I was wondering if it is some form of high desert oak, like live oak or blue oak.