Mystery Wood Pile - ID thread

[Turbo89]

Trying not to muck up the “what’s in your stove thread”, and there’s been some interest in the multiple cords of mystery wood I picked up on market place.

Here’s a few pictures of wood that I keep running into, that burns extremely well and are real hefty for their size.

The one on the left I would have thought is ash… but it’s way more dense than the ash trees that I bucked up and split over the last few years.

These are probably going on the fire tonight.

 

[River]

The center two are black cherry. I am not sure of the outside ones.

 

[Turbo89]

The center two are black cherry. I am not sure of the outside ones.

Thanks! The mangled up one on the top right is ash, it’s part of a knotted up piece I ran through the splitter.

 

[stoveliker]

Middle two are cherry indeed.
Top left looks like red oak to me from the bark, but too much mold on the cut end to see rays.

 

[Turbo89]

Middle two are cherry indeed.
Top left looks like red oak to me from the bark, but too much mold on the cut end to see rays.

Here’s one more picture of the left piece:

 

[stoveliker]

Wel that bark looks like ash,.the diamonds

 

[Turbo89]

Wel that bark looks like ash,.the diamonds

Yea, that’s what I would have guessed if it weren’t so heavy!

 

[stoveliker]

Is it dry enough?

 

[Turbo89]

Is it dry enough?

It’s been seasoning here, covered for almost a year and it was bone dry when I got it. The ash tree I cut down and stacked beside it is 18% and notably lighter, so I’d say so.

I’m wondering if it’s elm?

 

[stoveliker]

Then I'm stumped and will have to wait for more knowledgeable folks

 

[Dieselhead]

If it’s very heavy I’d hazard a guess at black locust. It has thick diamond shaped bark. If you get fireworks coming from the coals when stirring them it’s for sure BL.

 

[stoveliker]

Yes the rings on the cut end are not inconsistent with BL.
Maybe the split is larger than it looked to me (I thought the bark was thinner than I'm used to for BL.)

 

[Turbo89]

Yes the rings on the cut end are not inconsistent with BL.
Maybe the split is larger than it looked to me (I thought the bark was thinner than I'm used to for BL.)

Good call, yes the bark is thicker than I’m used to with ash. It’s an average size split, ~16” long, with the thicker part about 3-4”.