Tree guy says cherry, idk, poplar, beach?

[Rob711]

What do you guys say.

 

[Qvist]

Looks like Black Cherry to me as well.

 

[Rob711]

There’s a language barrier between me and tree guy. He said cherry, I said beech. Then he said yes beech cherry. There’s a idk spearmint smell when split.

 

[hickoryhoarder]

It's not black cherry. That has what's called burnt potato chip bark. And a redder wood inside. But the bark does look like a type of cherry.

 

[gac17]

Black Birch.

 

[BigJ273]

Doesn’t look like cherry to me

 

[lost in the woods]

Betula lenta. . black birch

 

[CincyBurner]

+1 for black birch (B. lenta) - bark plus wintergreen (OP mentioned spearmint) scent of crushed twigs.
Great firewood.

 

[PA. Woodsman]

Absolutely Black Birch, great stuff! We also here in PA. call it "Cherry Birch".

 

[weatherguy]

Pin cherry, or black birch, Id have to smell it to know

 

[Rob711]

I’d say about 1.5 cords

Need to clear another spot for 2022 wood

 

[Riddlefiddle]

It's definitely not cherry. It looks to be poplar.

 

[Stinkpickle]

It looks like the images I googled of black birch. It doesn’t grow in my part of the country, so I couldn’t be sure.

 

[Kevin Weis]

That's Choke Cherry. Similar but the bark is smooth and the wood a little softer. As same odor as Black Cherry, it's cousin. Burns well though not quite as well as Black.

 

[CincyBurner]

https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=238
Choke cherry is a small cherry.

 

[billb3]

looks like black birch
spearmint smell when scraping live bark would confirm it.
it's decent firewood

 

[Mike.O]

100% Black Birch. Have it all over my property and a few cords CSS. Great wood, one of my favorites.

 

[weatherguy]

That's Choke Cherry. Similar but the bark is smooth and the wood a little softer. As same odor as Black Cherry, it's cousin. Burns well though not quite as well as Black.

You mean pin cherry? Choke cherry's an altogether different looking wood. Google pin cherry

 

[Ctwoodtick]

That is definitely Blackbirch. The king of firewood as far as I’m concerned.

 

[Rob711]

Thanks so much everyone, a definite minty smell when split. I was concerned the tree guy bamboozeled me! Hopefully it will cure with the oak I stacked it with, should be 2022 wood.

 

[Ctwoodtick]

The black birch will be ready to burn in half the time as the oak.

 

[weatherguy]

That is definitely Blackbirch. The king of firewood as far as I’m concerned.

I agree , its my top 2 favorite wood along with hickory, if that's what it is he's golden.

 

[Woody5506]

I had a few chunks of that some years back, had no idea what it was until now, reading this thread. I figured at the time it was some kind of ornamental fruit tree or something.