Wood ID help

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Woodburners

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Aug 26, 2021
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United Kingdom
Does anyone have any idea what wood this is? Guy selling it has no idea as it’s from his friend who’s a gardener!

I’m in the UK if it helps.

Thanks

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In the UK now I have no idea
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Hard to tell from that photo. I'd guess some type of birch, beech, or cherry.
 
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My first thought was also cherry, black birch.
 
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Birch would be my guess. Get it split and sry off the ground soon. Rots easily.
 
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I personally would stay away from wood bucked into slivers like that. Impossible to stack.
 
I personally would stay away from wood bucked into slivers like that. Impossible to stack.
Yes, that looks like the reject pile.
 
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I have "stacked" a single layer of "cookies" (resulting from my tree company not being able/wanting to cut on proper size) on top of a normal stack, vertically, like a row of dishes in a dish washer. Yes the tops touch but there is enough airflow to dry.
Similar to having uglies on the top of a stack. Not ideal indeed.
 
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