wood id please ?

[diodeduster]

can someone please tell me what i have scored today in princeton nj. thank you ed

 

[wood-fan-atic]

Id say it looks like some yummy white ash.

 

[PA. Woodsman]

I'm thinking Sassafrass; does it have a unique "sweet" kind of aroma to it? But the leaves don't look like Sassy; are you sure the leaves went with the wood?

 

[NH_Wood]

I'm thinking Sassafrass; does it have a unique "sweet" kind of aroma to it? But the leaves don't look like Sassy; are you sure the leaves went with the wood?

+1. Odd to have so many non-lobed leaves, but with the green twigs, bark, etc., I think it's sassafras. Thought I saw an out of focus tri-lobed leaf in the first pic, right hand side, but hard to tell. As suggested above, peel the epidermis off of the young growth, should have that pleasant sass smell. Cheers!

 

[CTYank]

From looking at heartwood/sapwood, seems to be (2) different species, with white ash being one of them.

 

[diodeduster]

yes the leaves came from the wood thank you

 

[NH_Wood]

yes the leaves came from the wood thank you

I don't see any white ash - leaves are simple. Cheers!

 

[nrford]

No Ash there.Sass!

 

[lukem]

No Ash there.Sass!

+100

 

[Wood Duck]

Yeah, I see thick, furrowed bark with an orange color in the bark nearest the wood, plus wood of an unusual shade of heartwood; overall it looks like Sassafras to me. I agree with NH Wood that it is odd to see only simple, oval leaves and no mitten-shaped ones. Maybe the twigs shown are from the lower part of the tree or younger branches which tend to have the oval leaves instead of mitten-shaped ones.

Sassafras is light weight wood, should dry quickly, and smells great.

 

[indiana4spartans]

Regretfully not ash - leaves are not opposite - a dead giveaway for ash. Not sure about sass - never seen or cut it.

 

[wood-fan-atic]

In my own defense.....I dont think we have much sassafras here on Overpopulation Isle. :red:

 

[FireBall]

Could be Sassafras, but look of the bark makes me lean toward Sourwood.

 

[Bocefus78]

Sassafrass.....the stuff they make root beer from

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Me likes!

 

[Prosecond]

I'll wager sourwood.

 

[NH_Wood]

I'll wager sourwood.

I don't think sourwood had the green twigs likes sassafras, but not sure. To the OP - sourwood leaf margins are entire near the base and become serrated as move toward the leaf tip - an easy check to determine it is, or is not, sourwood. Still screams sassafras to me - would be interested in hearing how the leaf check turns out. Cheers!

 

[Bocefus78]

Here's some sass for comparison purposes op

 

[diodeduster]

Here's some sass for comparison purposes op

my wood and bark does not look like yours and the wood does not smell sweet.

 

[Prosecond]

Check out the picture at this link.

http://doctorschar.com/archives/sourwood-tree-oxydendron-arboreum/

Does your wood match this?

 

[PA. Woodsman]

Here's some sass for comparison purposes op

my wood and bark does not look like yours and the wood does not smell sweet.

Well I don't know now...maybe we are all learning about Sourwood here which is a good thing!

 

[krex1010]

I'll wager sourwood.

Looks like sourwood to me as well

 

[nrford]

Never heard of sourwood, But I would venture that, that is what you have.

 

[Wood Duck]

The USGS doesn't indicate that Sourwood should occur in Princeton, NJ. Sourwood would be an unusual ornamental tree, but maybe some Princeton botanist planted it.

http://esp.cr.usgs.gov/data/atlas/little/oxydarbo.pdf

I am still going with Sassafras.

http://esp.cr.usgs.gov/data/atlas/little/sassalbi.pdf

 

[krex1010]

Actually sourwood can be found in new jersey, although it would not be a common wild species. It is a fairly common ornamental species though.