wood ID???

[kjahnz]

Hey, I was wondering if someone could identify this type of wood for me. It would be great help.

 

[aansorge]

The bark looks like hawthorn, but it is too big for that. Probably elm.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

Can you give a closeup of a twig showing the buds and their arrangement?

 

[Pruning@trunk]

Silver maple?

 

[Paulywalnut]

I think maple. By the bark anyway.

 

[nrford]

Soft Maple

 

[kjahnz]

For those of you who wanted better pics here you go. Hope this helps.

 

[kjahnz]

View attachment 122015 View attachment 122016 View attachment 122016 View attachment 122015 For those of you who wanted better pics here you go. Hope this helps.

Sorry for the multiples...

 

[BillLion]

looks like red maple

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Deer will love those budded ends. This helps them through winter time.

One of the best things is that the soft maple will split easy and dry quickly. It is good wood to have but not the best for overnight fires. Burn it during the daytime and all will be well.

 

[Hogwildz]

Medium heat, good amount of ash. Dry it and burn it.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

Red maple as said above. Silver maple is similar, but the buds are a bit more grey.

When you are trying to ID a tree, it's easiest to look at the bud/leaf arrangement. You can narrow down the possibles by remembering MAD.

Maple
Ash
Dogwood

All of these trees will have buds in opposite configuration.

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The next one you'll notice is alternate budding

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The last one you'll see is the subalternate, which looks like opposite, but one is a little lower.

Every species of tree will have a different bud. As a tree ages,the bark will change. The buds won't.

 

[kjahnz]

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[BillLion]

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[kjahnz]

fail thinking it will play now, wanna try again?

 

[Ralphie Boy]

Red maple as said above. Silver maple is similar, but the buds are a bit more grey.

When you are trying to ID a tree, it's easiest to look at the bud/leaf arrangement. You can narrow down the possibles by remembering MAD.

Maple
Ash
Dogwood

All of these trees will have buds in opposite configuration.

.


The next one you'll notice is alternate budding

(broken image removed)


The last one you'll see is the subalternate, which looks like opposite, but one is a little lower.

Every species of tree will have a different bud. As a tree ages,the bark will change. The buds won't.

You forgot one; Horse Chestnut The acronym is MAD Horse = Maple Ash Dogwood HORSE chestnut

 

[EatenByLimestone]

You're right! I intentionally left off the Cap for Caprifoliaceae for viburnums, but forgot about the horse chestnut. I think I've only seen 2 of them though. I've never had to id one without the leaves...

 

[Ralphie Boy]

You're right! I intentionally left off the Cap for Caprifoliaceae for viburnums, but forgot about the horse chestnut. I think I've only seen 2 of them though. I've never had to id one without the leaves...

We've got yellow and Ohio buckeye in our area so I'm used to seeing them. Horse chestnut, Buckeye all in the Aesculus family I believe. I've never burned Buckeye, I don't think it makes good firewood, especially when much better woods are within my grasp. Caprifoliaceae is a family of bush or shrub I believe and include the honeysuckle bush. Some say it makes firewood close to hedge if you can get it large enough. I wage war on honeysuckle bush on my property; invasive and chokes off all other growth.

 

[Bret Chase]

We've got yellow and Ohio buckeye in our area so I'm used to seeing them. Horse chestnut, Buckeye all in the Aesculus family I believe. I've never burned Buckeye, I don't think it makes good firewood, especially when much better woods are within my grasp. Caprifoliaceae is a family of bush or shrub I believe and include the honeysuckle bush. Some say it makes firewood close to hedge if you can get it large enough. I wage war on honeysuckle bush on my property; invasive and chokes off all other growth.

I have noticed that green honeysuckle burns erm.... aggressively on my burn pile...