Need Wood ID please

[Jambx]

My wood guy dropped off a load recently going through it find mostly Oak and Silver Maple but I also have some of this stuff - light, white flesh and stringy, no smell - never processed this before - any idea what it is?...

 

[Lakeside]

I am thinkin Beech. What say the rest of you ?

 

[Applesister]

Ailanthus altissima, chinese sumac

 

[Jambx]

Thanks - I have processed beech before - pretty sure its not beech - its not hard at all - light. Chinese Sumac....that doesn't sound tasty at all.

 

[Applesister]

Im just guessing, I never split "tree of heaven".

 

[Jambx]

Yes - Chinese Sumac (aka Tree of heaven) - I just cut some of this down - real evasive stuff - I think we got a winner. It will bun but I do believe it registers high on the crap scale.

Thanks again guys.

 

[Applesister]

Not as intimately familiar with it as I am Staghorn sumac. lol It cant be label "Tree of Heaven" without some virtue.

 

[bigbarf48]

Definitely not beech. Ive never had Tree of heaven but I'll defer to those above. From what I've read it isn't that great

 

[paul bunion]

It doesn't look quite like ailanthus to me. If it is ailanthus then it must have been dead and dry before it got to you. Fresh cut it is very heavy with water and stinks something fierce.

 

[Rebelduckman]

Looks like tree of heaven to me too

 

[Paulywalnut]

Wow, the name Tree of Heaven, somebody has a hood sense of humor. Big offensive weed is better.