wood ID help

[schwaggly]

Came on a cl scrounge but fear it may be some kind of willow, cat piss smell.

 

[Wood Duck]

American Elm. Look at the leaf. It is heart-shaped, with lots of little teeth along the edge. That narrows it down to about twenty trees. Now look at the base of the leaf. The two sides of the leaves, where the stem meets the leaf, are not even. One side bulges a little farther out than the other side. This is diagnostic for Elm. The shaggy bark and dark heartwood are also characteristic of elm, although several trees have shaggy bark and dark heartwood.

 

[schwaggly]

Elm was my first guess til I got a whiff off cat pee smell. Thanks.

 

[gzecc]

3rd for elm. Avg wood take it.

 

[firefighterjake]

Late to the party . . . but yeah . . . elm.

 

[Chicken Farmer]

another vote for elm

 

[johneh]

And again American Elm
Not bad burning groan to split
by hand. sorry for the language but it is

 

[Applesister]

The cat piss smell is common for trees that are attracted to wet soils. Like cottonwoods and boxelders and willows and Elms.
The tree looks healthy, though.
Another thing to help ID them is the undersides of the leaves have stiff hairs that feel like sandpaper. The leaves feel very rough when you rub them on your clothes.

 

[Ralphie Boy]

Elm for sure, but me thinkith red elm????

 

[EMB5530]

From childhood i've always heard it called piss elm but never knew if it was b/c of the smell or that most of the trees you find are unhealthy and dont look worth a piss.