Wood id.....

[Snigg]

I saw an ad on craigslist close to me, and thought I would ask the experts before I pulled the trigger on it. Thanks in advance.....

 

[Woody Stover]

The orange-red rounds on the lower-right look like Mulberry....good stuff. I don't know about the other, but it looks like it might be kinda lightweight. Might be good starter or short-fire stuff.

 

[Mr A]

I'm two year in to this scrounging wood thing. I have found their is more free wood available than I have space to store, or time to deal with. That small pile is a start on a cord. It's fire wood, stack it!

 

[paul bunion]

The wood to the left looks like ailanthus, probably not worth your time.

 

[pyroholic]

Looks like boxelder. I've seen a bunch of those bigger rounds turn that dark orange after a couple weeks of being cut.

In no wood expert, but that looks a lot like some chit I took from a friend for the campfires. Don't know much about burning it, but I'd guess it is shoulder wood.

 

[PA. Woodsman]

The orange-red rounds on the lower-right look like Mulberry....good stuff. I don't know about the other, but it looks like it might be kinda lightweight. Might be good starter or short-fire stuff.

Yes the bottom right is Mulberry; the other stuff looks like Poplar or some other "so-so" wood like you said.

Take it, what the heck....why not......

 

[ScotO]

It's hard for me to really see that picture on my phone, but agree with PAW......why not, if you have the space and time, go for it.....

 

[fireview2788]

Hackberry on the non-IDed stuff?


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[Applesister]

The bark looks fine and narrow and evenly fissured like Norway maple, a common yard tree. And the darker rounds look like Red Elm. There are elm leaves in the picture. Or in the fuzzy picture. Norway and Red elm. I say go get it. If its really lightweight you can always leave it there. I dont know what Ailanthus looks like. Two of the rounds are showing growth rings which are not easily visible on Norway.

 

[Applesister]

Could just be Ailanthus

 

[Backwoods Savage]

It's firewood and anytime you can get a small load, remember that small loads in time add up to big loads.

 

[Woody Stover]

It's firewood and anytime you can get a small load, remember that small loads in time add up to big loads.

Yeah, but why get a big load when you can do half the work getting a small load of the good stuff and end up with the same amount of heat. But I guess that a) A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do, and b) Variety is the spice of life.

 

[midwestcoast]

I'm with Woody & PA. Big rings on the stuff to the left = light wood. But I gotta ask: Where is the rest of that Mulberry? Or did someone already scoop it & leave the crotches?
Mulberry crotches are tough if you're hand splitting.

 

[JOHN BOY]

Its woooood ! if its free get it . It will put out some type of B T U .S

 

[weatherguy]

My first thought was box elder but whatever it is I'd get it if its not too far away.