Wood ID please

[Badger]

Purchased a cord of this last October for $50. Not many straight pieces but burns pretty good. I'm think ash. Now let's hear what the experts think.

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[Clyde S. Dale]

Tough to tell from that picture.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

Do you see any of these under the bark?

 

[Badger]

Do you see any of these under the bark?

No, but there were a bunch of large (1-2") grubs in it.

Is that Dutch elm disease? I've got a bunch of elm (I think) on my property that have that. Burns great, but I can't get the fiskars started in it. Just about brought my buddies splitter to it knees.

The wood I'm burning and pictured above split like a dream. Even the twisted branches were better than I had expected.

Thanks again

 

[Badger]

No, but there were a bunch of large (1-2") grubs in it.

Is that Dutch elm disease? I've got a bunch of elm (I think) on my property that have that. Burns great, but I can't get the fiskars started in it. Just about brought my buddies splitter to it knees.

The wood I'm burning and pictured above split like a dream. Even the twisted branches were better than I had expected.

Thanks again

Forgot to mention. My 7 year old son calls the marks in the wood "ant writing" because we usually find ants in the trees.

They have a library on my land.

 

[paul bunion]

No, but there were a bunch of large (1-2") grubs in it.

Is that Dutch elm disease? I've got a bunch of elm (I think) on my property that have that. Burns great, but I can't get the fiskars started in it. Just about brought my buddies splitter to it knees.

The wood I'm burning and pictured above split like a dream. Even the twisted branches were better than I had expected.

Thanks again

It is elm bark borer that carries the dutch elm disease fungus. Subtle difference, they go hand in hand. Part of the 1-2 punch that kills the trees.

 

[nrford]

Looks like elm, but that is a difficult pic. to judge from.

 

[Paulywalnut]

Pretty sure thats DED. I lost all my American elm (4) on my property years ago. Red Elm still thriving.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

Yup, elm beetle tracks. There are 2 versions, the american and european one. One makes the tracks cross grain, one with. I can't remember which does which.