Wood ID . Is this white ash?
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Possibly, but is an Ash of some sort. Could be Green or Black as well. Next best guess would be Green Ash. Looks like it was standing dead for a while. May not be possible to tell for sure without the leaves.
walhondingnashua
Minister of Fire
Just cut and split a large one of those as well. Probably dead standing for 5-10 years. It was hard as a rock but I think it will make good wood.
Woody Stover
Minister of Fire
Here's some White I snagged recently..seems to have had a pronounced darker heartwood, although the heart wasn't huge on this yard tree. Bark sure looks like the White I see here, but I don't know how similar Green is. I don't think I've seen Green here, although we are in its range.
Looks like white to me.
Green and black ash bark have more of a “scale-like” feature in that it overlaps slightly. White ash has that diamond like pattern to it that you can see in your first photo in the top/mid left. Although the dead give away to white ash is the underside of the leaves, which obviously absent here.
Awesome firewood IMHO. Some of my favorite. Seasons quickly and burns hot.
Green and black ash bark have more of a “scale-like” feature in that it overlaps slightly. White ash has that diamond like pattern to it that you can see in your first photo in the top/mid left. Although the dead give away to white ash is the underside of the leaves, which obviously absent here.
Awesome firewood IMHO. Some of my favorite. Seasons quickly and burns hot.
Woody Stover
Minister of Fire
Even though it is rated very close to Red Oak in BTU, it doesn't seem to burn quite as long, as I remember. It's been a while since I've burned Ash, so I'll have to compare them again. Once the stash of Ash at my SIL's is dry, I'll grab some and do an A/B test..
I would agree with that. It does burn hot, but does not last as long as read oak. Does not coal as well either. I like how lively the flame stays throughout the course of the burn.
We experienced the EAB fairly early as I understand it here in Ohio. My first 4 years of burning, ash was all I could get my hands on. Now, there’s hardly any left, just the live ones that folks decided to treat early enough and they were saved.
Woody Stover
Minister of Fire
I guess that accounts for the perceived longer burn with Red Oak..it coals longer.
