Wood ID
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Simonkenton
Minister of Fire
Yellow pine. I just split 4 drums exactly like that one. Great kindling.
CincyBurner
Minister of Fire
I'm seeing river birch (Betula nigra)
bark variable color "exfoliating horizontally with several colors (creamy to orangish-brown) visible; later developing coarse scales"
bark variable color "exfoliating horizontally with several colors (creamy to orangish-brown) visible; later developing coarse scales"
CincyBurner
Minister of Fire
. . . river birch is commonly used for landscape planting.
River birch is one that I pass up on - super tough to hand split because of numerous epicormic sprouts, and stringy. Wood has nice clear light appearance. Pic shows typical salmon colored bark.
River birch does not have distinctive scent.
Sniff the wood. If pine, it will smell like . . . pine.
River birch is one that I pass up on - super tough to hand split because of numerous epicormic sprouts, and stringy. Wood has nice clear light appearance. Pic shows typical salmon colored bark.
River birch does not have distinctive scent.
Sniff the wood. If pine, it will smell like . . . pine.
