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KJamesJR
Feeling the Heat
It's difficult to definitively identify because the pictures are too far away and are of too low resolution to zoom in for detail. It's possible there's more than one species there because it looks like two or more are down. No?
With that being stated, my guess at this point for the large trunk is yellow poplar (tulip tree).
With that being stated, my guess at this point for the large trunk is yellow poplar (tulip tree).
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I say not Yellow Popular. Would have a darker center to it compared to the lighter sapwood. Darkest part a greenish brown color usually. So with that said till better pictures come to light my vote is for an Oak of some sort. Possibly Sweet Gum being Southern Maryland.
Get closer to it and take pictures of the bark and the end cuts so we can see it.
shoot-straight
Minister of Fire
im a md guy- like others i will say its hard to tell. having said that, it looks alot like sweet gum. none for me thanks.
I'll get some closer pictures but if its not some kind of hardwood i'm not wasting my time even if its free lol
If it is sweetgum, I was going to say don't waste your time, but I see you have an hydraulic splitter. 
Still not gonna waist my time, even with the hydraulic splitter its still a pain to splitIf it is sweetgum, I was going to say don't waste your time, but I see you have an hydraulic splitter.
No trees around it have needles and you can see leaves on the ground so it isn't a pine. Looks like maple to me, but that's what I'm used to seeing with that type of bark in CT.
Regardless, it is rarely that easy to get quality rounds of firewood so I'd take it almost no matter what type of wood it was.
Regardless, it is rarely that easy to get quality rounds of firewood so I'd take it almost no matter what type of wood it was.
I'm in northern MD so no Sweet Gum here unless its been planted but In southern MD a very common lowland tree and except for the splitting issue btu's are okay. Spent much time in Southern MD and heard no complaints about burning Sweet Gum but not saying take it unless there's not much else out there or if its free. Clear strait sections should split okay. We're still not sure if that's what it is though. Could be Oak? Just take a piece and split it.
Slocum
Member
The small stuff might be River Birch. I'm leaning toward Oak now on the bigun. Maybe Willow or Water Oak? Sweet gum is rare to get that big a trunk on them but still could be. A split would be better to determine.
Sawset
Minister of Fire
The cut ends look to be about 14" in diameter.
And counting the rings I get about 50 yrs or so.
That would be 8yrs/inch.
Definitely within the range of oak.
With a birch nearby, tons of oak leaves, and a cork like outer bark layer, looks to me like oak.
Pointy leaves, Red Oak. Rounded leaves, White Oak.
And counting the rings I get about 50 yrs or so.
That would be 8yrs/inch.
Definitely within the range of oak.
With a birch nearby, tons of oak leaves, and a cork like outer bark layer, looks to me like oak.
Pointy leaves, Red Oak. Rounded leaves, White Oak.
kennyp2339
Minister of Fire
Color of wood not right for Cherry. Bark somewhat similar but Cherry usually more square then linear plates. Not discounting it entirely though. The leaves (Oak) around it are likely the story behind this.
kennyp2339
Minister of Fire
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