Wood ID please

[hma]

Anyone know what type of wood this is ?

Thanks

 

[zeke]

Anyone know what type of wood this is ?

Thanks

black walnut

 

[jackatc1]

Look's like red oak.

 

[nrford]

Looks like Red Elm to me, wish there was a better pic of bark though

 

[chvymn99]

The barks not right for Black walnut. But need some better pics for a clearier identification.

 

[ohlongarm]

The barks not right for Black walnut. But need some better pics for a clearier identification.

White ash guaranteed.

 

[hma]

here is the bark

 

[Dieselhead]

red oak

 

[Wood Duck]

The combination of dark heartwood and elmy-looking bark makes me think it must be Red Elm. The dark heartwood remonds me of Black Walnut, but the bark isn't right for BLlack Walnut.

 

[hma]

another

 

[jackatc1]

I defer to nrford, red elm it is!

 

[Locust Post]

Bark looks a little like Elm but the split does not look stringy enough for that.

Cedar ?????

 

[hma]

Thanks for the help.. I guess I'll assume red elm.

 

[Woody Stover]

Bark looks a little like Elm but the split does not look stringy enough for that.

That's what I thought. Red isn't as stringy as American Elm, but those splits look clean as a whistle.

 

[hma]

The guy mentioned leaves having cigar shaped buds in fall on leaves. Possibly catalpa?

 

[hma]

just want o make sure i'm not wasting my time. Already have 2 8ft truckload beds worth of large rounds aand probably another 3 loads of very large rounds yet to get.

 

[RORY12553]

Difficult to split? I have something very similar but much more stringy and I think it is siberian elm...i hate the stuff

 

[hma]

not sure on difficulty as i have a splitter, but tends to split cleanly.

 

[RORY12553]

not sure on difficulty as i have a splitter, but tends to split cleanly.

Definitely not what I have then...stuff is extremely stringy and hard to split by hand...looks like it though...when was this taken down? stuff i have has been down for well over a year and will be great for late next season

 

[DanCorcoran]

not sure on difficulty as i have a splitter, but tends to split cleanly.

hma,

If you'll put your location under your avatar, we'll have an idea of what part of the country you're in. That can help narrow the various wood species.

 

[hma]

Will do. From Ohio. Tree was just cut down locally last week.

 

[TreePointer]

The guy mentioned leaves having cigar shaped buds in fall on leaves. Possibly catalpa?

+1

Bark and wood looks like catalpa I cut here.

 

[Woody Stover]

+1

Bark and wood looks like catalpa I cut here.

If so, what I'm seeing is mediocre BTU ratings...about 16 M BTU/cord. If you have a lot of room to stack wood, you could go ahead and grab it for starter or shoulder season wood. Hard to go overnight on that if you have a smaller firebox. It'll probably dry fast, if you'll be burning it next Winter. The two loads you've already got is probably 2/3 cord at least.

 

[ScotO]

+2. That's definitely catalpa. I've cut lots of it, and I won't allow it in my woodpile. I give it away to the OWB guys. Takes up lotsa space in the pile and doesn't give a whole lot of heat for the effort. Smells like perfume when you burn it IMHO...

 

[webby3650]

White ash guaranteed.

Even though it's nearly black? If it was Walnut, there would be walnuts all over the ground and the bark isn't right. Elm would smell funny and would be very stringy. Catalpa, on the other hand, would look just like what you have!