Wood ID... Out and About, Quick Responses please

[ChelseaFC]

Hey everyone,

I am out and about as I have been lucky enough to get a source of a lot of wood.

I need to know what these two types are, so I know if I should bother with it. In the meantime, I'm going to go unload my truck of the OAK i picked up and will check this before going out again.

This one has a thick bark that feels and seems a bit spongy. The bark is not heavy at all and it has a grayish/yellow tint to the wood. It splits easy.

This one has a dark bark, almost black and the inside is YELLOW. Seems a bit stringy, but still split easy.

Any help is appreciated.

 

[jatoxico]

Upper pic is Locust.

 

[loon]

i think the bottom is Locust also?? grab as much as ya can!! ;-)

loon

 

[jatoxico]

Any leaves from lower pic? Bark in that pic doesn't look like locust unless the splits shown are from branch wood, even then...

 

[ChelseaFC]

No leaves sorry.... Unloaded the Oak. I'll grab a bite to eat and off I will go.... I will grab as much as I can. Thanks.

 

[smokinj]

Black locust grab it!

 

[TreePointer]

+1 Grab it.

 

[cygnus]

The yellow splits might be mulberry since the bark doesn't look to thick. Either way, great score and get it while it lasts. BTW, where in NJ is it?

 

[wood-fan-atic]

Without a doubt ---- black locust ----mmmmmm , my favorite.

 

[ohio woodburner]

top one to me looks like sassafrass I'm bad at ID's though bark sure looks like it

 

[PezPit]

Is that top pic black locust or sassaphras I have alot of that here and am not sure myself

 

[k9brain]

Top looks like sassafras, does it smell like root beer? Makes good kindling, dries fast.

 

[PA. Woodsman]

I vote top Black Locust, bottom picture Mulberry.

 

[ChelseaFC]

Thanks for everyone's input. I have a ton of wood that now needs to be split.

Where in NJ you ask?

East Orange. There was still plenty of these types of wood plus oak.

 

[raybonz]

Definitely Locust!! Great stuff for the coldest weather! Welcome to the forum Chelsea!

Ray