TREE ID???...perhaps a maple?

[Kosmonauts]

not sure what this is but is in some prime real estate on my property. any help is greatly appreciated!

 

[Kosmonauts]

maybe a cherry? there is a big cherry growing not even a foot from it

 

[Wood Duck]

Black Cherry. Pretty common in PA and pretty good firewood.

 

[Kosmonauts]

Thanks dude! Cuttin her up tomorrow then and gotta start seasoning!

 

[firefighterjake]

Most likely a black cherry . . . as mentioned.

 

[Firefighter938]

Yes, black cherry

 

[barmstrong2]

I can't have enough cherry on my woodpile.

 

[Fred Wright]

Yup that be black cherry. You'll know for certain when you split it. Has a sweet aroma that attracts gnats and flies.

 

[FaithfulWoodsman]

Yup that be black cherry. You'll know for certain when you split it. Has a sweet aroma that attracts gnats and flies.

Looks like cherry too. Neighbor and I just logged out 4 chords of cherry trees. Our properties smell awesome and have been swarming with bees in the warm weather last two days. Great score.

 

[Ctwoodtick]

I'm seeing black birch

 

[TheAardvark]

I vote Pin Cherry, not Black Cherry.

 

[billb3]

looks like black cherry, but pin and choke cherry are close relatives.

 

[Pennsyltucky Chris]

I see birch.

Post a split

 

[AmbDrvr253]

I see cherry definitely. Either way it is firewood......LOL

 

[Pennsyltucky Chris]

looks like black cherry, but pin and choke cherry are close relatives.

Black cherry bark looks nothing like that. It's patchy. This looks more like ornamental cherry, but I stillsay it's birch.

 

[lost in the woods]

the lenticels running horizontal on the outer bark tells you it Is most def. birch or cherry. . .. younger cherry bark can look a lot like young birch bark . I would venture a guess of prunus avium however can't tell from here on my computer hahaha. I used to work in log inspection with a guy that had 15 years experience scaling and grading logs and he told me that EVERYDAY he saw a log that he had to take a 2nd look at for species ID. . . logs coming in from different parts of the state can have different looks to them even though they are the same species. . . . words of advice to anyone who ever guessed wrong on species- do not worry it happens to EVERYONE certain trees can be tricky to ID with only the bark to look at. . . I like to have as many clues as possible such as bark, smell, where the tree is growing, crown shape, of course leaves, buds ect. . . its not a science its an art!

 

[barmstrong2]

It's a weird combination at the Y of the trunk. The right side looks like pin cherry, while the left, with the scaly bark, looks more like black cherry. But, I'm going with pin cherry. You can see the horizontal pattern in the bark in both.

 

[BobUrban]

It is cherry. What kind or hybrid may need closer inspection to determine. If it is truly wild grown I'd say black cherry but if there is a possibility it came from a residential area or is growing near a residential area it could be one of a few ornamentals or even s hybrid w black cherry. Burn it. Your stove won't mind.

 

[Fanatical1]

Looks like black birch birch to me...

 

[JSeery]

Black cherry or black birch, I have a hard time telling them apart at this stage (can sometimes tell better by checking out the leaves). When you cut into it, if you smell wintergreen then you have birch. If it smells like cherry soda, then it's black cherry.

 

[Oldman47]

Looks a lot like the P. serotina I have been cutting in my back yard, especially in the second picture.

 

[weatherguy]

Pin cherry. My property is loaded with them, now and then one falls and I cut and split it. One just fell over in my brothers yard and it'll find its way to my stove. It's not a very good btu wood so I stack it in my shoulder wood racks.
When they get older the bark starts to scale like black cherry but the birch like appearance gives it away.

 

[Kosmonauts]

Ok thanks you guys! I want to say that it's cherry but when I cut into it it did seem a lot lighter and whiter than a cherry would...

 

[TheAardvark]

Ok thanks you guys! I want to say that it's cherry but when I cut into it it did seem a lot lighter and whiter than a cherry would...

Pin Cherry is lighter than black cherry. I would bet money thats what it is.

 

[Kosmonauts]

Pin Cherry is lighter than black cherry. I would bet money thats what it is.

I trust your guys judgement...fireplace pile it is