I had a neighbor offer me some wood that he had cut down about a year ago. I am not real good at identifying trees by their bark and was wondering if someone could help me out. Thanks!
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Please help with tree ID
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CincyBurner
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My first though was that it was white oak.
Bark has characteristic scaly/ platey bark.
When you split it it should have a delightful aroma (think bourbon).
Bark has characteristic scaly/ platey bark.
When you split it it should have a delightful aroma (think bourbon).
Thanks for the info!. I have 3 10ft logs all about 18-19in wide not including the bark. Should I chop them up for firewood or would they be worth selling to a mill?
Make it into firewood. If it is a tree from the city/town mills
will not buy it. If they hit a nail or some kind of steel it with ruin a very expensive saw blade
will not buy it. If they hit a nail or some kind of steel it with ruin a very expensive saw blade
fvhowler
Feeling the Heat
Looks like White Oak, excellent firewood. Cut, split and stack then let it sit for two years and you will enjoy wonderful heat.
Mighty White, the King of all Firewoods--grab it all! 👍 If it's crumbly, the sapwood might scrape off with a hatchet blade. I get a lot of Oak here, and recently picked up a little top-handle saw that makes it a breeze. But either way, if it doesn't crumble off easily, I don't bother..it isn't going to hurt anything.
Another way to ID Oak is the "medullary rays," light-colored lines radiating out from the center of the round. They aren't visible in most woods, but you'll most times be able to see them in Oak. Your second pic shows them faintly. On a fresh end-cut you'll likely see them more distictly.
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Another way to ID Oak is the "medullary rays," light-colored lines radiating out from the center of the round. They aren't visible in most woods, but you'll most times be able to see them in Oak. Your second pic shows them faintly. On a fresh end-cut you'll likely see them more distictly.
Right. I often smell that aroma, but I don't cut wood all that often. 😏 Sometimes when I'm cutting White Oak, I'll think of beer..
