What have I got here....

[Sledhead00]

Ive got a few days off from work so I figured Id nit pick around on CL and stock up on wood for next yr..I just picked some of this stuff up, it was suppose to be a mix of black walnut and red maple but once I got there told me he thinks it's silver maple... It's doesn;t look like it to me but Im not very good at identifying wood so...
The first pic doesn't show it well, but inside the bark is red/pinkish..

 

[claydogg84]

I'm terrible at distinguishing hard/soft maple but that does look like Red to me. We're there any leaves? I always try to grab some if I'm not sure on the tree.

 

[xman23]

I'd say that's rock oak, but..... not 100% sure

 

[claydogg84]

I'd say that's rock oak, but..... not 100% sure

Rock Oak has a thick tough bark like locust. This looks nothing like any sort of oak to me.

 

[Richie]

Black birch!

 

[Sledhead00]

I'm terrible at distinguishing hard/soft maple but that does look like Red to me. We're there any leaves? I always try to grab some if I'm not sure on the tree.

No, no leaves it sounded like he did all the trim work off site and just brought rounds back to split...Its got some decent weight to it, but it is wet. I tested about 10 pieces and nothing was under 24 and one at 33. Very inconsistent size pieces thought...

I can get more specific pics tmw if it'll help..

 

[Pennsyltucky Chris]

Silver Maple.

Everybody's going a different direction on this one.

 

[jeffesonm]

wenge

 

[nrford]

Soft (Red or Silver) Maple

 

[tigeroak]

HI OOO SILVER away

 

[osagebow]

Looks a heckuva lot like the silver maple splits I cut up into kindling 20 minutes ago.

 

[Sledhead00]

Looks a heckuva lot like the silver maple splits I cut up into kindling 20 minutes ago.

Yea I got about half of it stacked up, mixing in a fc of ash/hickory as I got to break it up... I guess I'll have a nice supply of shoulder season for next season...

 

[Wood Duck]

That is either Red or Silver Maple. I'd say probably Red.

 

[tigeroak]

Yea I got about half of it stacked up, mixing in a fc of ash/hickory as I got to break it up... I guess I'll have a nice supply of shoulder season for next season...

This I don't understand, I heat with maple about 90% of the time and that is what is in my stove now . I only use oak, ash, hedge and all the rest of the hard woods at night and or below 10. Once it is dry you will like it too, burns hot. I keep a ample supply of maple as no one wants it in my area. Why I don't know but I will take every chunk I can grab.

 

[Ram 1500 with an axe...]

My silver maples was very white, the bark is similar to mine, but your is more reddish, got any more pics of splits?

 

[CTBurner]

bark sure looks like silver maple

 

[claydogg84]

Yea I got about half of it stacked up, mixing in a fc of ash/hickory as I got to break it up... I guess I'll have a nice supply of shoulder season for next season...

I burn a farmers mix and I don't designate when any of it gets burned. It's all mixed and all goes in the stove together unless I'm in a cold snap then I'll grab from my stash of Black Locust. Normally I have Ash, Elm, Maple (soft & hard), Locust, Cherry, & Black Walnut.

 

[Ralphie Boy]

Silver maple

 

[Sledhead00]

This I don't understand, I heat with maple about 90% of the time and that is what is in my stove now . I only use oak, ash, hedge and all the rest of the hard woods at night and or below 10. Once it is dry you will like it too, burns hot. I keep a ample supply of maple as no one wants it in my area. Why I don't know but I will take every chunk I can grab.

I guess Im a bit annoyed because once we started loading I noticed the splits were getting smaller and smaller deeper into the pile.So it's already a bit lower btu wood and smaller splits this is just going to make reloads all that more frequent, IMO. Most of this stuff I will double the number of splits I can put in compared to usual.. I'm wanting to make up stacks of good sized over night/day long burner and then separate bumming around house babysity insert stacks. The latter I didn't really need a lot of at this time... O well live and learn on to the next one...

My silver maples was very white, the bark is similar to mine, but your is more reddish, got any more pics of splits?

 

[Ram 1500 with an axe...]

Yep, silver maple like mine....

 

[Andy S.]

Bark looks just like my soft Maple. (Sure wish mine was cut and split like yours).

 

[husky345 vermont resolute]

I'm gonna say red maple

 

[Ram 1500 with an axe...]

Bark looks just like my soft Maple. (Sure wish mine was cut and split like yours).

Thanks, i got that nice rack full for only 4 hours of labor to split everything, have fun, drink beers, my buddy got that wood delivered to my house for free in rounds, he took about 2 of those racks worth, hopefully we will get another score like that soon, I got to pick out the biggest best splits, supplied the splitter and gas. I'm way ahead with my wood, he needs more, it's nice when you can work as a team like that, that's why you got to be on the 3 year plan or better.....

 

[Ram 1500 with an axe...]

New picNice and white, it is pretty wood....