What Kind of Tree is This?

[Famer]

I live in NJ and some people call this tree a Scrub Oak and others have referred to it as a Pine Oak. Can anyone tell me what it is and whether it's OK to burn? I'm hoping it's OK to burn, because I just cleared an area in the back yard for the kids to play and I have a decent amount of it cut and split.

Thanks!

 

[caber]

If it's wood and it's dry, I'd burn it.

 

[Adios Pantalones]

Need to see the leaves to be sure. Lots of things are called "scrub oak". Some people call a pin oak a pine oak.

You can burn any wood that is dry.

 

[Vic99]

I agree. If it's seasoned to 20% moisture or less, burn it. The only 2 exceptions that I can think of is wood with a poison ivy vine really stuck into the bark and posion sumac (flowers are light green).

 

[smokinj]

I live in NJ and some people call this tree a Scrub Oak and others have referred to it as a Pine Oak. Can anyone tell me what it is and whether it's OK to burn? I'm hoping it's OK to burn, because I just cleared an area in the back yard for the kids to play and I have a decent amount of it cut and split.

Thanks!

any kind of oak works well but as a guess red oak

 

[rich81]

looks like a "firewood tree" definately burn it and it seems like if everyones calling it some type of oak it should be some darn good firewood.

 

[billb3]

Could be oak from the pic andit will be dry enough to burn in about a year, if you cut it down this weekend.

 

[WOODBUTCHER]

Make a fresh cut on the end, split a piece, take a picture (it's too weathered to see Heartwood/sapwood.) Give it a smell also.......

WoodButcher

 

[myzamboni]

Looks like 2009/2010 wood if you split and stack it.

 

[ansehnlich1]

Definitely tizwood.

 

[ScottF]

I had a bunch of those "firewood trees" in my yard. Burned them all up.

 

[ScottF]

I have heard before that you cant burn a weeping willow tree. Dont know why and it probably isnt even true. Anybody know?

 

[JustWood]

Sugar maple

 

[RedRanger]

I dunno-but looks like you have killed it :lol:

 

[panheadhd]

In N.J. we call that white oak. Some times known as basket wood. I call it good burning.

 

[Famer]

Thanks for all of your responses...some of them were very funny!

 

[Hogwildz]

White oak, pin oak, I call it good BTU with quite a familiar stank when its fresh.
Nuttin like the stank of fresh cut or split oak mmmm mmmm good.
Smells like my socks after standing in the river all day fishing with my boots on
Stink, stank, stunk, its good stuff.

 

[Adios Pantalones]

I always thought it had a vaguely steak sauce smell

 

[BotetourtSteve]

Looks like white oak to me, but when Lees Wood Company responds simply "sugar maple," you gotta believe he may knoweth what he speaketh...