Not sure what this is. Did not notice any specific smell when i split it. What do you guys think it is? Thanks in advance!
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Wood ID
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Wow....the white inside is like Silver Maple is here, but the bark looks a bit off. This is a good one!
FaithfulWoodsman
Minister of Fire
I also thought Pine at first but he said he didn't notice any smell and you know Pine usually has a strong smell to it.
mark cline
Minister of Fire
HisTreeNut
Minister of Fire
+1 on the pine or evergreen. The bark looks like the bark of pine trees in my back yard.
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It does not smell or look like the normal pine i am used to seeing. Also, the weight is somewhere between oak and the pine i normally see. Makes me think its something else bc of that but you guys are probably right.
That's what I have been saying, if it was Pine it would certainly have that Pinesol smell, but it doesn't....the white splits look like Silver Maple to me, but the bark seems off. Is there someone or somewhere that you could take it locally that would be able to identify it, this is a good one and I as well as the rest I'm sure would like to know !
Going to see if i can find someone locally who can identify it. I am curious as well.
Rangerbait
Feeling the Heat
Looks like fir bark and fir is pretty heavy, one of the better softwoods.
Yes please do, I am very interested in what it is since you said it doesn't have any aroma, and Pine sure does! This is a baffler....
HisTreeNut
Minister of Fire
This seems pretty close to the bark, yes?
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If it is, then it is pine or a variant of a pine of some sort.
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If it is, then it is pine or a variant of a pine of some sort.
I think this is an ornamental, perhaps Japanese Zelkovia. Japanese Zelkovia is not rare as a planted tree, and the bark looks like the bark in the pics above. I don't remember what the wood inside of a zelkovia tree looks like
blacktail
Minister of Fire
CincyBurner
Minister of Fire
Zelkova wood has a deep orange-red heartwood, and it STINKS.
Does the OP still have access to buds from his tree ? leaves ? Is branching habit opposite or alternate ?
Sorry, it was part of a load from a tree guy. Never saw anything regarding the tree.
Woody5506
Minister of Fire
I think I have some of the same wood in my pile and a round I kept as a splitting block. I almost posted it for an ID too. Is the inner bark kind of Orangey in color?
Actually don't remember offhand, will have to look to see. Its been stacked already
i found another piece today and can confirm it has the orange color. will get pics tomorrow.
