Nice little score... not sure what type of tree it was

[SlyFerret]

I was pulling out of the TSC parking lot last Sunday when I noticed a tree had been taken down at the house across the road. My 6 month old son was with me so I ran home to drop him off before going back to knock on the door.

I'm glad I did, the lady that lived there was thrilled that I was willing to haul the wood away for free!!

About two hours later, I had finished hauling it home.

I spent some time making a mess today, and got some of the really big ones cut in half so that I can handle them and so that the splits won't be too long to go into my stove.

Can any of you guys identify this type of wood?

Thanks for looking!
-SF

 

[mywaynow]

Maple, Sugar?

 

[fishingpol]

Silver Maple? It looks like my neighbors tree.

 

[midwestcoast]

Looks like Silver Maple too me.

 

[DexterDay]

Silver here too...

I actually like Silver. It Seasoned very well from last April/May till this past Winter. Very good burnin wood. I can get a good 8 hrs out of Large Silver Maple splits (6 splits @ 5"x7" ) Love it... Hope to get my hands on a lot more.

 

[NH_Wood]

Nice work getting right to it! Looks like silver maple to me as well - enjoy! Cheers!

 

[amateur cutter]

Agree on the silver as well. Nice job on the find & work. Great shoulder season wood. Well done! A C

 

[ScotO]

Thats a silver maple alright......great shoulder or daytime wood, get 'er split up ASAP slyferret, and it should be ready for next spring's shoulder season, maybe even the fall season if we get some good heat this summer...

 

[brownie2]

I cut short wheels too. If anyone ask, just tell em' it's for the wood cook stove!

 

[Freeheat]

Nice score, I also like maple it seasons in short time and burns hot

 

[fespo]

Silver Maple for sure.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

I'd have went back for that too. If you can, make some kindling from that wood and you won't be sorry. It splits pretty easy and makes excellent kindling because it dries fast then lights easy and burns hot. If you split it now it should be ready to burn next fall.

 

[Stax]

100% Silver Maple. No question.

 

[rdust]

Another vote for silver maple. I love the stuff, between the last few seasons I've burned 3-4 cords of it. I have to find more!

 

[tfdchief]

Yep, Silver Maple, burned a lot of it. Not the best, but not the worst.

 

[SlyFerret]

Awesome, thanks guys! From the bark, I suspected some sort of maple, but wasn't sure. It has a great grain to it, so I expect it will split nicely.

Work has kept me really busy this week, but I should get some time with the splitter tomorrow to start processing that stuff to get it in the stacks right quick.

-SF

 

[Gark]

We always welcome silver maple here. Your pictures look like a good catch of it. Kindling and fatter splits of silver work great mixed in with b.locust and oak when we waited too long to reload. It lights off of a thin weak bed of coals and burns hot enough to light the heavy dense stuff.

 

[SlyFerret]

our house is easy to heat, and the stove is a little oversized. it sounds like this silver maple will be perfect for my burning needs. -SF