This was a bonus find while picking up some other wood I split last year. I never had ironwood before so I'm not 100% on the ID.
Ironwood?
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Yeah it's heavy and most pieces were reading between 20-23% moisture.
Nice, you have a lot? Save what you have for the frigid weather.
Ironwood up here is American Hophornbeam , the tree in the picture we call muscle wood or https://trees.umn.edu/blue-beech-carpinus-caroliniana
Vg3200p
Minister of Fire
Aardvark that is what we call ironwood here in Indiana. Also heard an old timer that called it piss elm
It's amazing how trees have different names depending on where you are.
Lots of wood called Ironwood around the world. I have Eastern Hophornbeam on my woodlot as an understory tree. It has got very tight rings but doesnt grow very large. The Bluebeech (American Hornbeam)the OP asked about is different tree but also called Ironwood and I also would guess is an understory tree.
Around here in Ontario, it is called ironwood and it is quite plentiful in our forests. They grow up to 16 inches in diameter and up to about 60 feet tall of dead straight timber.
It has exceptional burn times especially when cut and left in rounds 10-12 inches in diameter. It even bests the burn times of the local oak varieties of the same diameter.
Savor the moment as that is a really nice wood for burning over the winter.
It has exceptional burn times especially when cut and left in rounds 10-12 inches in diameter. It even bests the burn times of the local oak varieties of the same diameter.
Savor the moment as that is a really nice wood for burning over the winter.
Vg3200p
Minister of Fire
Yes. What we call ironwood here is op's picture. And it is an understood tree I've only seen them maybe 6 to 10 inch diameter and less than 30ft tall in the woods I frequent
Interesting
Never heard of it. Learn something every day😝
The Blue Beech rots quick if you don't stack it real quick. I'm not sure how I found this out but it did make for some nice soil!
tlc1976
Minister of Fire
We just call it ironwood. When I burned wood I would save the ironwood for January and February when it was the coldest.
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