Wood ID

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Siray13

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Dec 22, 2014
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Wisconsin
not very good at identifying yet. Local arborist dropped off about 4 cords for free!
 

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I believe it's all one tree. Some of the smaller pieces look like maple but the bark on the larger pieces is much more corse than the silver maple in my front yard.
 
I burn about 80% maple. Get it split and stacked and it could be ready next year. I c/s/s/ mine for 2 years and use about 2-3 cord a year. Most everybody around here will not walk across the street for it but I get all I can get my grubby hands on. Love the stuff.
 
I probably have had about 20 cords dropped off in the past year. As long as I make my front yard available he appreciates being able to drop in the city. Win win.
Wow! That's a gift. How much do you burn a year?
 
The first two photos don't work on my computer, but the second two show what appears to be silver Maple. The big pieces are a close match for Silver. The wood in the second photo looks more like Sugar Maple, but Silver and Sugar are pretty similar in appearance. Silver Maple - final answer.
 
thanks everyone! I burn about 4 cords. A lot of the wood I give away to family. Here's the rest of my collection.
 

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Silver maple around here looks nothing like that wood. Bark is similar but that that heartwood....not around here.
 
I agree Silver maple. I burn a lot of it. Silver maple wood can look different depending on where it is growing. Can be very white if the soil is on the dry side, or like some in the picture if it grows in a swampy or wet area it can look very brown. It drys fairly quickly and will burn quickly compared to Sugar maple Oak Locust etc. But it catches easily and burns hot. Good score.
 
Looks to me like the best wood.........FREE and delivered!!!!!!!!!!
 
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