Wood ID help

[Psass55]

Just scored a huge amount of red oak but also a bunch of this other that I’m not sure of. No leaves on trees and no bark on any of it so I can’t identify it, any ideas what it is? Want to make sure before I spend all the time loading and processing. Thanks!

 

[DAKSY]

Whatever it is, split & dried, it’ll burn. Go for it.

 

[mcdougy]

My best guess from the pics is that's a maple. Straight grain and the rays make me guess maple.

 

[gzecc]

I also thought maple at first glance.

 

[Jags]

First knee-jerk reaction says spalted maple. Spalted being the first part of the Decay process

 

[patrickk222]

Appears to be red or silver maple

 

[Woody Stover]

I also thought maple at first glance.

Agree. I was trying to see some super-flaky bark to tell if it was Sugar. Bark really doesn't look like any of the Maple I see here, mostly Red and Sugar. But could also be Silver, as patrick said..
The wood itself looks fine to me--I'd grab it. 👍

 

[mcdougy]

My 2nd guess would possibly be ash? Not sure if I'm seeing the classic tunnels on the the wood in picture 4 from the EAB bug. It would explain why there is no bark, that leans me a bit more to ash as well? Either way...maple or ash, burn it. Both good wood to have. I prefer ash over oak in my experience.

 

[Psass55]

Thanks for all the input. Definitely worth grabbing. Off to get a few more trailer loads tomorrow!

 

[Simonkenton]

It does resemble ash. Looks like good firewood.

 

[Woody Stover]

My 2nd guess would possibly be ash?

It does resemble ash. Looks like good firewood.

Now you guys have me second-guessing..
Like mcdougy said, it's got the Maple rays and split-face look of Maple, and that brown center in the two-rounds pic. But then, also in that pic, the end-grain looks like White Ash rings I see here, very pronounced. And almost looks like an Ash "pinhole" in the center of some.
But the bark looks nothing like White Ash. Could it be Black or Green ash? I dunno, never seen 'em here, just White.. 🤔
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