please help id this firewood-2

[handsplitter]

I wasn’t on site to see the leaves
A fairly white color, bark is thick & super hard, super difficult to split , note the unsmooth natty sides of the splits, not a clean cleave, Probably felled probably >1-2 years before I got it. Burns great! burns hot, starts easy/quick, excellent coals, lasts a long time super ( except the splitting was a bear & these were 8-12 inches long). Thank you

 

[Microduck17]

If this was in my stack I would say it was sassafras but I don't know for sure, it doesn't look exactly like the sassafras I have. But I'm drawing a blank on anything else it could be.

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[handsplitter]

You find your sassafras as I described, super hard to split (but I got it dry & old) & burns as good or better than oak, probably better? Thank you

 

[PA. Woodsman]

That's Gum not Sassy, probably Sweetgum. Sassy practically splits just by looking at it, is light weight with a smooth grain and has an aroma like Pinesol.

 

[Microduck17]

The splitting was the main difference I see between my sassafras and the wood you have. Mine seems to split pretty cleanly not all stringy like that. Mine burns well and with enough heat but a lot faster than oak. The bark and wood coloration looks right but the splitting is wrong. Ive never split any sassafras that I could describe as old and dry so that might account for it. When split does it have an aromatic smell to it like a light and not sweet sort of root beer smell?

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[Microduck17]

Just saw your post PA. Woodsman. That makes sense. I've only dealt with gum on one occasion about 12 years ago and it wasn't in a firewood capacity it was wile clearing trees from in front of a satellite dish. I remember it as being very tough to deal with. I was drawing a blank on other trees with the reddish inner bark.

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[keegantimber]

Sorry. Wrong thread

 

[Simonkenton]

Hickory. I gave up on trying to burn it because it is so hard to split.