Tree ID please

[Dima1973]

Please help me with tree I'd. I think its maple, but not sure what kind. This would be super easy pick but I will do it only if it primo stuff. I'm plenty ahead on supply already as it is. I'm in SE PA.

Thank you.

 

[CincyBurner]

Leaves (maple leaf with deep sinuses & light bottom) and bark - looks like silver maple.

 

[moresnow]

Leaves (maple leaf with deep sinuses & light bottom) and bark - looks like silver maple.

My first thought also.

 

[Eureka]

Silver maple +1

 

[Dima1973]

Thank you all, looks like my fiskars is going to be busy for a while.

 

[Dima1973]

I decided to take it. I like doing this during cold month much better. What was I thinking, lol

PS
I bought myself de stihl 2in1 sharpaner and this thing work great

 

[PA. Woodsman]

I like Silver Maple, it dries pretty quickly and ignites easily, burns with a nice lively flame and throws decent enough heat. Works great for kindling too!

 

[Dima1973]

It's been CS and now I have to find room stack this little score.

 

[Woody5506]

I use to hate silver maple, then I got a decent score of some nice straight grained stuff and it seasoned very nicely just in a year. I'm starting to come back around to it I think.

 

[CountryBoy19]

I use to hate silver maple, then I got a decent score of some nice straight grained stuff and it seasoned very nicely just in a year. I'm starting to come back around to it I think.

I have some really old maple I seem to have issues getting maple going for some reason. The tree was HUGE (60"+ DBH) and really twisted up good. But I needed wood because my stock was getting low. It's now been seasoned for 3+ years (maybe more, I can't recall for sure). It starts about like black locust, IE, it doesn't start unless it's on a bed of hot coals. I can't figure it out... I've never had problems getting maple to burn before...

ETA, It's definitely DRY, I didn't put the meter to it but I've been burning long enough to know that it's definitely dry. And it's not rotten...