Locust?

[yinpin]

My neighbor has this stack in his back yard and it looks a little like locust but I cannot confirm and he has no idea. What say the wood experts?

 

[trguitar]

Looks like maple

 

[blades]

my thought also but colors over the net and monitors get a bit off. it's possible it could be honey locust but it is usually pink to lite red on an end cut. Then turns black after quite a bit of exposure to sun and elements.

 

[PA. Woodsman]

Can you whack a round open and post pictures of the grain and a closer picture of the bark please?

 

[kennyp2339]

It does have that maple heart wood spalt stain to it.

 

[ohlongarm]

My neighbor has this stack in his back yard and it looks a little like locust but I cannot confirm and he has no idea. What say the wood experts?
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Definitely not locust,sugar maple my guess.

 

[CincyBurner]

chestnut oak ?
It looks like thick, ridged bark.
Any pics: leaves ? closeup of split wood ?

 

[PA. Woodsman]

chestnut oak ?
It looks like thick, ridged bark.
Any pics: leaves ? closeup of split wood ?

That's along the lines I am thinking and want to see a split piece of the grain and closer shot of the bark, it looks very solid and thick barked like you said.

 

[gzecc]

Not locust.

 

[Simonkenton]

I agree, not locust.

 

[yinpin]

I will try to get a better pic. Sorry guys.

 

[gzecc]

I'd also guess sugar maple. Are they heavy?

 

[walhondingnashua]

Vote for chestnut oak. Just cut and split a down one from behind the house. They are the only significantly large oaks in my woods left by the loggers 10 years ago.

 

[red oak]

I agree - chestnut oak - definitely not locust unfortunately.

 

[yinpin]

How about this? This is a different source but I am curious what this is.

 

[Mutineer]

Looks like a maple to me.

 

[johneh]

I also vote maple

 

[gzecc]

Definitely not locust. My first guess was white oak. Need to seen splits and end grain.

 

[CincyBurner]

I think I know what it might be.
Let us know how it splits by hand.

 

[yinpin]

You thinking the logs shown are cottonwood Not so bad with the splitter but there are other sources of wood first before I go after these.

 

[CincyBurner]

I can't make out from the pic, but I was thinking it might be sweetgum.
Easy to rule out if it's not - sweetgum is real tough to split.