Wood ID

[Archer39]

Number 1. Split easy and was moderate in weight.

Number 2. Split very hard as you can see the axe just stuck in it. very stringy and moderate in weight.

 

[mainstation]

#1 White Ash
#2 guessing at an Elm, but the bark is throwing me off.

 

[Captain Hornet]

No1 looks like red oak to me,especially the split piece standing on end. No2 is definitely some kind of elm,. Just look at how hard it is to split. That'll give you hemorrhoids if you're trying to split it by hand. David

 

[mdphilps]

#1 White Ash
#2 guessing at an Elm, but the bark is throwing me off.

+1

1-Ash
2-Elm

 

[Tony H]

# 1 looks more like Burr oak / way darker than the ash I have seen.

# 2 splits like elm but different coloring than most of the elm I have seen.

 

[Archer39]

No1 looks like red oak to me,especially the split piece standing on end. No2 is definitely some kind of elm,. Just look at how hard it is to split. That'll give you hemorrhoids if you're trying to split it by hand. David

i spent about an hour splitting 4 pieces of the elm by hand than i gave up. I purchased a splitter yesterday and it sure gave it a work out splitting it. I have split a lot or red oak and it sure did not split like it. It also did not smell like your typical red oak.


I don't know what it is but every tree that i have taken down from this property has had a darker than normal center. Anyone have an idea what might cause this? The soil in the area is predominantly red shale do you think that would have anything to do with it? It is also very rocky and most of it is a swamp by the time the frost thaws.

 

[cmonSTART]

Elm is just evil to split by hand. Very stringy stuff.

1. Ash
2. Elm

Just my guesses.

 

[FLINT]

Ok, I agree with everyone about the first being Ash

However, on the second one, I'm going to propose Black Gum as a possibility - the bark on your logs doesnt look like elm to me - the elms that i've seen have a more vertically furrowed bark, than chunky like yours. Black Gum can have 'chunky' bark. Also, Black Gum splits like that as well.

 

[firefighterjake]

I do better at IDing trees with leaves rather than bark . . . but best guess.

1) Yes. Furrowed bark, very white inner wood. I would guess white ash.

2) I don't know what species this is . . . not white elm though . . . bark is nothing like elm. At first glance I thought it was spruce . . . but the inner wood doesn't look right . . . this looks like no wood I've ever cut.

 

[mikepinto65]

No1 looks like red oak to me,especially the split piece standing on end. No2 is definitely some kind of elm,. Just look at how hard it is to split. That'll give you hemorrhoids if you're trying to split it by hand. David

Im with you on #1, no WAAAYYY is that Ash.......i think....

 

[Archer39]

number 2 also has a strange smell to it. Don't know how to describe it but it is not pleasant at all.

 

[FLINT]

number 2 also has a strange smell to it. Don't know how to describe it but it is not pleasant at all.

yeah man, I hear you. number 2 usually doesn't smell pleasant at our house as well.

 

[JBinKC]

#1 looks like white ash #2 everything looks like chinquapin oak but it usually splits without shredding.