Wood ID & red stains

[JimBear]

I didn’t pay much attention to this when dragging it out of the brush pile a month or so ago. I was just moving it to get at some Locust,Mulberry & Cherry. I initially thought it was elm; as I refused to believe I found a horde of ash along the the above wood, but after cutting it up & splitting it today I believe it to be ash. Splits very easily, hand splitting so pretty sure it’s not American Elm. Super high moisture 32 -35%. I was of the impression that Ash was usually lower moisture content & I have never cut any Ash. The trees were taken out last fall. I am also curious about the red stains. I have looked thru the other wood ID posts to help me out but thought I would ask as well. I am hand splitting so

 

[Prof]

I believe that box elder can get red stains from a fungus of some sort.

 

[jackatc1]

That is Box Elder.

 

[pernox]

That is Box Elder.

Third vote for boxelder. Burns like silver maple, dries fast, good shoulder wood.

 

[JimBear]

And my knowledge of wood types is showcased again. Lol. Pretty much why I stick to cutting what I know I can identify. I was pretty positive that it was Elm after I drug it out of that brush pile.

 

[hickoryhoarder]

Box elder sounds reasonable. The bark does not look like ash.

 

[JimBear]

Thanks for the replies, you guys sure are a bunch of buzz killers, Lol. . I guess I now have 3/4 cord of Box Elder. It will be better than burning propane though.

 

[pernox]

It'll burn hotter than snowballs, and beats the heck out of inviting the propane truck over!

 

[Eureka]

Boxelder grows everywhere I look around here. Every fenceline, abandoned building, or junk car has it sprouting up alongside. I burn what isn’t rotted yet and it throws good quick heat. AKA Manitoba Maple if you want to dress up the name. Some folks tap them for maple syrup.

 

[Kevin Weis]

Yes, definitely Boxelder. Believe it or not is in the Maple family or do I've been told. Burns nothing like the harder maples though. A floodplain tree usually. I have too many of them. I consider them a weed tree for sure.

 

[snojetter]

Yep, it's technically a maple. The only thing I don't like about it is the trees often get gnarly and twisted (at least around here) and therefore sections of the tree aren't very clean to split. They also tend to hollow out when older. But the straight stuff is great to process. I won't pass it up on my property...but then I also put basswood in my wood piles.

 

[jackatc1]

Once sawn into boards,and finished, some boards are quite exotic.


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