Neighbor moving - Firewood Score? Wood ID Please

[cloudmover]

Hi all.

My neighbor is moving and out of the graciousness of his heart, he is giving me his firewood.

He has what looks like three distinct piles.
I can't tell what is what. Any tree species ID help would be appreciated.

I'm located in Bergen County New Jersey.

Firewood 1

Firewood 2

Firewood 3

Thanks!!

 

[hickoryhoarder]

#1 could be red oak.
#2?
#3?

 

[gzecc]

1st is maple, others could be also.

 

[peakbagger]

I see free firewood, there is definitely some oak in several of the photos. It looks extremely well seasoned/borderline starting to rot. My guess is when you move the wood you will find some pieces that are very light. Still good for shoulder season and fire pits but what do you have to lose?.

 

[Woodsplitter67]

Its hard to tell.. some has rot others are bleached by the sun. Just put a moisture meter on it and if its dry enough burn it. Good score..

 

[stoveliker]

indeed; what firewood? Dry firewood. = good firewood. Even if not the most btu per volume (b/c some punky). Free firewood is the best dollar/btu ratio....

 

[PA. Woodsman]

The third one might be Dogwood. MIGHT be...

 

[clancey]

Goodness of his heart...clancey

 

[hickoryhoarder]

The third one might be Dogwood. MIGHT be...

Dogwood makes sense. I was thinking of bigger species, and couldn't figure out what the heck that is.

 

[firefighterjake]

I see free and what appears to be dry wood. I don't think you can go wrong!

 

[Solarguy3500]

I'm gonna say:

1. Maple
2. Ash
3. Cherry

Hard to tell for sure though since it's so old and weathered.

 

[bigealta]

think 1 is oak, looks like the same oak in my pile that i cut 2 years ago.

 

[cloudmover]

Thank you everyone for your replies!

The neighbor has sold his home so, I have a deadline of the end of the month to move the wood.
It looks to be about a 1/2 cord.

Firewood #1 was a massive tree - at least three stories high. The neighbor took that down 5 years back. They were giving away pieces of the trunk in the front yard.

I took a few pieces of the Firewood #1 (Oak or Maple?). It's nice and DRY.

 

[stoveliker]

The pins should be parallel to the grain. And was this measured.on a freshly split surface? So you can measure the inside? (The outside will always be much drier.)

 

[cloudmover]

The pins should be parallel to the grain. And was this measured.on a freshly split surface? So you can measure the inside? (The outside will always be much drier.)

Hi stoveliker.

I adjusted the pins so they are parallel to the grain. I didn't know I needed to do that. Thank you.

The first pic was freshly split and the other pieces were split and cut down for kindling this afternoon. So far, the pieces have averaging 17% -12% moisture. They sound like bowling pins when I crack them together.

 

[stoveliker]

Great! Lucky you

Enjoy the heat. This is surely ready to burn!

 

[patrickk222]

#1 and2 are maple and ash

 

[MAD MARK]

1. Maple
2. Ash
3. Maple

 

[Simonkenton]

I agree, lots of it is ash.

 

[bigealta]

Here is some Ash I cut about 3 months ago. And yeah had to go outside to see it snowing now when it’s 42f out

 

[PA. Woodsman]

Here is some Ash I cut about 3 months ago. And yeah had to go outside to see it snowing now when it’s 42f out

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That looks more like Red Oak to me not Ash, no?

 

[bigealta]

That looks more like Red Oak to me not Ash, no?

Oh Crap, You are correct. I forgot i topped off that pile of ash with some red oak. Great call!

 

[Simonkenton]

Yes I was going to say, looks like red oak.

 

[Takenname_7]

Number1 black locust
Number2 ? Oak
Number3 sour wood

 

[fbelec]

1= white oak picture 2 an 3 i don't remember the actual name but it's called up here a weed tree got two cord drying now
2= white oak
3= ??????????