Wood ID challenge

[WiscWoody]

We had a somewhat severe storm come through here a few weeks ago and even though I have way more wood than I should have, around 8 or 9 winters worth I took some scrounge wood from a neighbors fallen tree they hired a local logger to cut up and haul away. Neither myself nor the logger was sure of the trees species so I snapped a few photos for you all here. I see there’s a distinctive red color in the core of the wood that’s probably a hint as to what it is but from the leaves I’d say it’s some kind of ash. Here ya go- the photos. I also lost a cherry tree in the same storm so I’ll cut ‘er up soon too.

 

[Riverbanks]

A diseased pumpkin Ash?

 

[Riverbanks]

Or a sand hickory

 

[WiscWoody]

A diseased pumpkin Ash?

Hmm… I’ve never heard of pumpkin ash, I’ll have to look it up. Btw I could have had all the wood but I was too busy that night and like I said I really don’t need more firewood now so I just took the one ATV trailer full.

 

[Simonkenton]

The leaves don't look like ash. Hickory?

North Carolina ash leaves.
Come to think of it the leaves do resemble ash. Our ash does not have discernable heart but up north y'all may have dark heartwood. Not sure.

 

[Riverbanks]

That Heartwood is redstain, it was a goner years ago, and plus that cambian layer(just under the bark) is hurting, then you also have green Ash with a similar looking leaf

 

[Simonkenton]

The Dixie ash has six leaves, horizontally opposed. Then a single leaf in front. The Yankee ash has leaves in a different pattern. But, just looking at an individual leaf, the leaves are identical.

 

[Riverbanks]

I found Dixie "white" but no Yankee? Any other name?

 

[Simonkenton]

I was just referring to different regions of the country. I didn't know that I had named a species of ash.

 

[Riverbanks]

Yeah, I'm looking and searching, no find for Yankee, so regional term? I also found black, sometimes called brown Ash with a big heart, but not that color, everything I go by is from the Audubon society field guide to North American trees, (eastern region)

 

[VaForest]

I believe it is boxelder. Often the heartwood is pink tinged.

 

[Simonkenton]

No, I was just using some Southern terms for different regions of the country. I didn't even know that there were different species of ash.
Signed,
An Ignorant Rebel

 

[WiscWoody]

Yeah, I'm looking and searching, no find for Yankee, so regional term? I also found black, sometimes called brown Ash with a big heart, but not that color, everything I go by is from the Audubon society field guide to North American trees, (eastern region)

We have quite a bit of both black and white ash up here and I don’t think it’s either of those.

 

[WiscWoody]

I believe it is boxelder. Often the heartwood is pink tinged.

I think you might be right, I looked up boxelder and the leaves on the web page look very similar.

 

[Riverbanks]

That pic has sawtoothed leaves, a bit different

 

[gzecc]

Southern trees are quite different from the NE. I visit my son in the Charlotte NC area and feel like I'm on a different planet. Some I know but most I don't.

 

[Riverbanks]

So, any ideas? I'm going for ash, the problem with my book is it shows, woods trees, not hedgerow trees with a iron gate hinge or barbed wire imbedded, that definitely changes pictures or bark idenity

 

[Riverbanks]

So many possibilities, while I wonder what the tree is, I'll just keep looking at the battenkill , pondering

 

[Brianjones]

Based on the leaves I would say box elder.

 

[gzecc]

Similar to box elder but looks very old and not typical of Box Elder in the North East.

 

[WiscWoody]

That pic has sawtoothed leaves, a bit different

Ah, yes I didn’t catch that.

 

[WiscWoody]

I’ll see how it splits tomorrow and what the grain is like, most likely it will be a typical straight grained wood.

 

[patrickk222]

the redness in the center kinda reminds me of box elder

 

[gzecc]

Acer negundo. Final answer from me. We don't get them that size or that old here for some reason.
Box elder.

 

[WiscWoody]

I think we can say it’s some sort of Box Elder then, going once? Going twice?