Is this oak?

[Theonion]

Hi. The other day I was driving past the county airport and noticed a large pile of logs.
I called and obtained permission to take the wood, which I thought was oak. Started splitting it and now I'm not so sure.

 

[Simonkenton]

It looks like hickory to me.

 

[Caw]

Definitely not oak. Oak doesn't have a big pith like that and red oak isn't stringy. You can just glance at it menacingly and it splits.

My guess would be hickory or elm. I don't run into those often enough to say for sure though. The ones I have split were very stringy.

 

[Gearhead660]

Looks like hickory or elm to me also. Either way, good firewood!

 

[Tar12]

It looks like hickory to me.

Me thinking the same thing.

 

[Theonion]

Thanks guys! Whatever it is, it's very heavy and the splitter has a tough time with it.

 

[PA Mountain Man]

Hickory. Dense and stringy. Great burn in a couple a years.

 

[blades]

I vote Elm with out seeing and end grain cut.

 

[PA Mountain Man]

Yes, more pics would help. End grain and more bark views.
I'm still leaning to hickory.

 

[hickoryhoarder]

Looks like hickory to me. Elm is also possible.

 

[Theonion]

I'll get some more pics tmrw

 

[BigJ273]

Too stringy to be oak

 

[Theonion]

Here are a couple more pics

 

[Stinkpickle]

Looks hickory’ish

 

[TreePointer]

Have a sniff in a fresh split. Oak smells like oak!

 

[baseroom]

....and Hickory just smells.......