Wood ID
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Do you think it could be Holly? I've gotten some before and it was very white like that inside...
tigeroak
Feeling the Heat
looks like hackberry to me. White inside to the small brown inside and if you split one by hand will be on the stringy side.
I looked at some pics online. I should have attached some photos of similar trees where I was cutting. They were deciduous trees. Aren't hollies evergreens. Obviously I should have included this info in my original inquiry.
That's probably a good guess. Some of the bigger rounds I tried to split with a maul to load them into my truck, and it was very stringy. I also wasn't getting the large noodle/chips I usually get with a pretty aggressive chain.
tigeroak
Feeling the Heat
Was the bigger rounds have knobs or a wartyness to the bark? Most of the knots/warts will be about the size of your thumb and as you go up the tree they get smaller till you get to most of the limbs then bark starts to smooth out. Ruff on hands and gloves IF hackberry.
It was pretty much all smooth, but there wasn't much for larger rounds in what I cut up.
TheAardvark
Burning Hunk
CincyBurner
Minister of Fire
With that nice white wood it looks like a Celtis . I'm going with sugarberry (Celtis laevigata var. laevigata) - http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=275.
The discussion doesn't seem novel - http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php?topic=31102.0 . It seems others have noted some smooth barked Celtis specimens, particularly in the South.
The discussion doesn't seem novel - http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php?topic=31102.0 . It seems others have noted some smooth barked Celtis specimens, particularly in the South.
ValleyCottageSplitter
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What does it smell like split? The fresh beech I just got had a pretty distinct smell. Maybe a little bit like coconut.
Here are some American beech pics.
If I remember I'll get a pic of the splits tomorrow. Just did about 3-4 rounds this evening.
Here are some American beech pics.
If I remember I'll get a pic of the splits tomorrow. Just did about 3-4 rounds this evening.
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Haven't split it yet (waiting my turn on the communal splitter) but the rounds look very similar. It seemed to be tough on my chain as well.
