Wood Id help

[Jwilson2309]

Hey all, newbie here in western Washington. I need some help identifying this load I got. The person I got it from had no idea what kind of tree it was. When picking it up I thought it was alder. Smooth bark and red heartwood, looked similar to another load of alder I had but after cutting into it I'm not sure. It stinks like cow manure and is way heavier and harder to split than the other alder I have. The lady provided me with a pic before the tree was taken down as well.

 

[begreen]

Ask the lady if the tree flowered with a white flower in spring. If so, maybe Wild Cherry but that doesn't smell bad.

 

[AstroBoy]

Can you post a closer view of the bark from a few pieces? That will help with determining whether or not it’s cherry. That branching piece in the foreground looks a bit like it has some of the distinctive horizontal striping, but hard to tell for sure.

 

[Jwilson2309]

Here are a few closer pics!

 

[hickoryhoarder]

I'm clueless on this one, living in Indiana/Ohio/Michigan most of my life. It's good looking.

 

[River]

Add my vote for cherry. In this part of the country (Indiana), it would be black cherry. A quick search suggests black cherry is not indigenous much west of Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, etc., except for a piece of the (very) southwest. I do not know what kind(s) of cherries are native to the northwest.

 

[AstroBoy]

Add my vote for cherry. In this part of the country (Indiana), it would be black cherry. A quick search suggests black cherry is not indigenous much west of Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, etc., except for a piece of the (very) southwest. I do not know what kind(s) of cherries are native to the northwest.

Agreed. Might not be a native species. Doesn’t look like any of the varieties here.

It’s nice firewood. May be a little stringy when splitting, but it will dry quickly. If you’re having a hard time getting the first split off a round, scoring or removing the bark can help - it’s pretty tough.

Enjoy!

 

[begreen]

In the Pac NW we have prunus emarginata or Bitter Cherry. The bark of this wood is different, so is the smell. A better picture of the leaves would help. We have a tree on the border of our property that resembles this and I have always wondered what it is.

 

[Jwilson2309]

Interesting, I didn't realize there were so many varieties of cherry trees. After doing some googling it sounds like it could be bitter cherry or pin cherry, these trees can have an off-putting smell instead of the sweet cherry smell. Thanks everyone for the help. Hope it still burns like a normal cherry!

 

[Toasty-Yote]

Here are a few closer pics! View attachment 328155View attachment 328156

Looks kinda like cherry. Also, those Modelo cheladas are delicious aren't they?

 

[Jwilson2309]

They are so good haha. Can't get enough of the lime ones.

 

[BigJ273]

no way that is cherry. Looks like a fruit tree tho.

 

[patrickk222]

Kinda reminds me of applewood

 

[TreePointer]

Kinda reminds me of applewood

I agree. It has the looks of apple/crabapple.