mixed "hardwoods" what did I really get?

[colophoto]

Hey all,
proving to myself once again that Craigslist is best left to others. went in for a $60 half cord of mixed hardwood. My pickup has a 60cu ft bed and everyone generally agrees that a level fill is half a cord (really 8" above the edge is half a cord with wheel wells and all) anyway, after getting the bed 2/3 full and debating that there is no way that's half a cord I got a level bed full of "mixed hardwood" - on the one hand the guy loaded for me on the other hand I kept throwing aspen out saying it's not even close to hardwood, we had a little language barrier - "is very good hardwood, cleans chimney" - "no thanks". got some cottonwood slipped in there too.The good news is that I got quite a bit of apple.
I've got several that I don't recognize out of general ignorance. I think one is silver maple. Can any of you much smarter folks tell me what these guys are?
the colors are a little bland on this dreary day, this one above is trying to look like pine on my screen, I'm pretty sure it is not.

 

[Chimney Smoke]

The one of the 2 small rounds looks like poplar/aspen to me.

 

[Paulywalnut]

First one is walnut, second old beech or pin oak, third some kind of fungus lol, and maple and white oak and apple.
Hope it's mostly dry at least.

 

[firefighterjake]

Technically cottonwood and aspen are hardwoods -- deciduous trees. That said, they're considered "soft" hardwoods around here and not all that desirable.

 

[nrford]

Walnut, Aspen, Pine, Cedar, Maple or apple????? Very sure of the first 4.

 

[Wood Duck]

I see walnut, then maybe aspen, then a bunch that appear to be soft maple.

 

[colophoto]

the one with stringy bark, appears 4th to me, yellowish inside - is that the guess for cedar? doesn't really smell like it. it has me baffled the most of all.

 

[bigbarf48]

#1 is walnut for sure

 

[paul bunion]

I'm with nrford's calls. I would lean to the last two being soft maple. I could be wrong but in my limited dealings with apple I don't recall any with punk/semi rotten wood, they just hollow out real slow and rot right at the edge. Maple on the the other hand gets punky across the round.

 

[colophoto]

I'm pretty sure the last two are not apple - it's really the same log. Apple is one that I actually have some experience with. This bark has more texture and the wood doesn't smell like apple. Any guesses on the stringy bark one before it?

 

[weatherguy]

#3 looks like pine/spruce, not hardwood obviously, I have some, burns good once seasoned. The only other one I recognize is the walnut.

 

[colophoto]

Figured it out! #4 is Russian olive. Answer was staring me in the face in the neighbors yard.

 

[newcomtd]

Does walnut grow in Colorado?

 

[colophoto]

There isn't a ton of it, but from time to time you'll see one in someone's yard

 

[billb3]

If I had a half cord that 2/3 was apple I don't think I'd care what the other 1/3 was for $60.
Course a cord of "hardwood" is 225 and up here. + deliver

Still nice to be able to ID wood so ya don't put poplar or big tooth aspen in for an overnite fire.

 

[colophoto]

I wish it was 2/3 apple....but no, the half cord he tried to sell me only filled my truck bed 2/3 of the way on a 6' bed - not half a cord of anything. It looks like what I got is a good bit of Russian olive, a wheel barrow full of walnut and another of apple, few hunks of silver maple and a bunch of random with far more aspen than I'd ever want. Virtually none of it seasoned. A half cord of seasoned hardwood here is $190-260+ delivery. Was hoping for a deal, not sure I got totally hosed, but not sure it was worth the effort.

 

[lindnova]

Russian olive - That is right. I wouldn't have guessed that.
#3 - The one that looks like red pine. I was splitting some cherry that I cut down last fall last night and it looked reddish and similar to 3. Could also be chinese elm. Should be able to tell looking at a split piece.

I am good at identfying trees, but this forum is a good test with limited info available. It is easer to tell with leaves.