Mystery tree?

[Intheswamp]

I'm going to the guy's house tomorrow, so I'll get a pic of the split.

Pecan trees are common yard trees down here so I'll go out in the morning and check the leaf arrangement out. I've gotta work on my tree identifying....hopefully I can get out there before long, but getting in the woods in this 100F temperature along with our wonderful humidity is rather intimidating!

My SIL (doesn't know much about wood) scored some rounds from someone she knew. A lot of it was Sassafras, which I suggested she to give away, but there was also about 1/5 cord of Pecan. There's another small Pecan that's to be cut, so she's going to get that as well.
I'm having fun trying to ID these trees; It's like detective work. And when you get out there and start looking around, the variety of species is a mind-blower. One thing I missed out on this Spring was using the flowers to ID trees. That window doesn't last too long.

I was checking your "Hourly Weather Graph" at NWS. The humidity down there goes down around 30-35% mid-day for the six days I could look at. 100* is still hot though. Maybe that low humidity there is just a fluke there for a week or so, but up here we consider ourselves lucky if it dips below 45% during the heat of the day. :lol:

Well, it's not that simple on recording weather. Most of the time *official* weather conditions are recorded at airports and television stations which are *usually* located around urban areas. A friend of mine's crops were burned up by drought a few years ago. His area was not deemed a drought zone and he was denied payment from his crop insurance. The reason being....it had rained several times at the nearest airport (roughly 10 miles away) where the rainfall was officially recorded, but not at his farm. I'm not sure if he ever settled that issue or not.

The average reported humidity for my area is stated as 46-47 percent...we're between Mobile and Montgomery in a rural area. As dry as it is in our area it's hard to see how there's much humidity at all! I guess it comes from the creeks and swamps that are slowly drying up. Whatever the case, it is HOT

Trust me, if I stepped out into my woods down beside/in the swamp...the humidity will be awesome http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-shocked028.gif ...not to mention the flying, crawling, creeping critters waiting with mouths watering...critters down here have already raised a brood or two of younguns and they're *all* hungry http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-scared001.gif

Ed

 

[Woody Stover]

Whatever the case, it is HOT
...not to mention the flying, crawling, creeping critters waiting with mouths watering...

Looking at those monthly AM/PM averages, you're definitely a little more humid than we are.
I'm trying to get 4 households ahead on wood, so I have no choice but to tough it out this summer. I do OK in the heat, I just have to pace myself. It'll be nice when I can cut in the Winter only and still be able to maintain the stacks.


OK, here's a (not too great) pic of the split. Pretty much what I expected. Also, wood isn't very heavy.
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h407/2bnator/002-5.jpg
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h407/2bnator/003-3.jpg

 

[PA. Woodsman]

Still looks like Ash to me. Very good pictures Woody!

 

[Woody Stover]

I think you guys are right; Some kind of Ash. What was puzzling me was that the bark looked like White Ash, but on a much smaller scale, and the end grain had that color gradation across each of the growth rings. I gave this wood to my BIL, which I kinda regret now. :lol: This round was first split today, had an MC of 18%, and was still pretty heavy. Oh well, I don't mind throwing the BIL a bone once in a while. Poor guy is mostly going to be burning a big, dead Sassafras that was in his front yard.

I was poking around in the Field Guide...what do you guys think of Pumpkin Ash? Shows it as native to the area, and bark looks close. 5-1/2" round.
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h407/2bnator/Hearth/mysteryash.jpg
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h407/2bnator/Hearth/Mysteryash2.jpg
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h407/2bnator/Hearth/Mysteryash3.jpg

 

[woodsmaster]

Wow you sure can tell its a yard tree by the growth rings. Definitly ash.

 

[Woody Stover]

Wow you sure can tell its a yard tree by the growth rings. Definitly ash.

Yep, big rings for sure. It was cut green a couple of months ago. I'm thinking that the wide rings helped it get to 18% so quickly, even though it wasn't split. Could also be that this variety of Ash dries super-quick. If it is Pumpkin, it's not common to begin with, and less common on our type of land than it would be in a swampy area. The other half of this yard bird is still living, but when it eventually succumbs, I'll be there waiting. :cheese: