Wood ID

[smstudios]

I'm wondering what kind of wood this is? My dad dropped it off. Not sure whether to split/stack it or burn it in my fire pit

 

[firefighterjake]

My gut reaction is to say it looks like black locust . . . but a closer shot of the bark would help (plus admittedly I am better at identifying trees by the leafs).

 

[CincyBurner]

How about American elm.
If so, look for the alternating chocolate/ light layers in the bark.

 

[Clyde S. Dale]

Can you give us more to go by? How about a pic of a split so we can see the end and also the end grain of a round. Maybe a closer shot of the bark too.

As to whether or not this should go into your stacks or fire pit, that should depend on how far ahead you are with what you already have C/S/S.

 

[Lcback]

From the bark I think locust. But I can't be sure. If it's yellow inside when you split a piece you'll know for sure. Its not pine, TOH, or poplar. Is save it for the burner.

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[billb3]

Kinda looks like ash to me.

borer trails under the bark ?

 

[smstudios]

I'll post a couple close ups in a few

 

[smstudios]

 

[claydogg84]

American Elm.

 

[gzecc]

elmx2

 

[smstudios]

Thanks! Very tough to split

 

[johneh]

Thanks! Very tough to split

Always get a lot of elm cleaning out the fence lines
It is the number one reason I got a Hydro splitter

 

[Stinkpickle]

Thanks! Very tough to split

Definitely elm then.

 

[firefighterjake]

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Elm

 

[Lcback]

I hope no one minds if I hi-jack this thread. Neighbor has a tree fall down in the winter. I can't tell what it is. My dad is guessing hickory. One thing is for sure. Its darn heavy.


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[claydogg84]

I hope no one minds if I hi-jack this thread. Neighbor has a tree fall down in the winter. I can't tell what it is. My dad is guessing hickory. One thing is for sure. Its darn heavy. View attachment 178082View attachment 178083View attachment 178084

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It is indeed Hickory.

 

[Lcback]

It is indeed Hickory.

Thanks. This will be the first time I have had hickory. I thought the bark was a lot more shaggy

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[Clyde S. Dale]

Thanks. This will be the first time I have had hickory. I thought the bark was a lot more shaggy

Agree that it is hickory. You are thinking of shagbark hickory. What you have appears to be pignut hickory

 

[Wood Duck]

I think it is a Shagbark, but not one with very shaggy bark. Some are a lot Shaggier than others.

You got some responses but I'd post your pics in their own thread next time. More people will see them in a new thread. Once I have looked at a thread and don't have anything to add, I don't look again.

 

[Lcback]

I think it is a Shagbark, but not one with very shaggy bark. Some are a lot Shaggier than others.

You got some responses but I'd post your pics in their own thread next time. More people will see them in a new thread. Once I have looked at a thread and don't have anything to add, I don't look again.

Thanks. I figured people might get sick of 100 new old id posts. I probably figured wrong. Either way I have 4 total suggestions that it's hickory and nothing else. So I'm pretty happy

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[Wood Duck]

I never get sick of wood ID posts. They are my favorite part of this forum.