Wood ID

[CodyWayne718]

I had to crop these on my phone so I hope their not too crappy

 

[Blue Vomit]

If it smells awesome, it's cherry.

 

[smokinj]

If it smells awesome, it's cherry.

Bark seems off but my best guess Cherry to....

 

[krex1010]

Looks kinda like Bradford pear to me. Which if it is, it is a good score, can be tough to split by hand, but it burns long and hot and really kicks out a lot of heat. I have a couple splits of brad pear in my stove now, great stuff!

 

[CodyWayne718]

It almost smells like cherry but splits a lot easier I felt. Only thing that makes me think it's not cherry is the bark. Well the grain of the split doesn't look right for cherry either....I'm lost

 

[krex1010]

I really don't think it's cherry. Wood grain and bark look a lot like brad Pear. Where did u get the wood?

 

[CodyWayne718]

Louisville Kentucky I believe is where it came from.

 

[krex1010]

Brad pear is widely planted as a landscape tree , in neighborhoods, places like that. Its well known for losing branches in storms and just cracking in general. Great fuel though

 

[CTYank]

If it smells awesome, it's cherry.

Bark seems off but my best guess Cherry to....

But ... no white band of sapwood to speak of.

 

[PA. Woodsman]

Looks kinda like Bradford pear to me. Which if it is, it is a good score, can be tough to split by hand, but it burns long and hot and really kicks out a lot of heat. I have a couple splits of brad pear in my stove now, great stuff!

You got it....we have a winner!

 

[lukem]

I can buy pear, although I'm not sure...don't see many that big. Not cherry.

 

[krex1010]

I can buy pear, although I'm not sure...don't see many that big. Not cherry.

Around here Bradford pear with 12-15" diameter trunks are common, brad pear is not a species that bears the large edible fruit, it's an extremely common ornamental and has small marble sized fruits. I am positive that tree is bradford pear.

 

[lukem]

I can buy pear, although I'm not sure...don't see many that big. Not cherry.

Around here Bradford pear with 12-15" diameter trunks are common, brad pear is not a species that bears the large edible fruit, it's an extremely common ornamental and has small marble sized fruits. I am positive that tree is bradford pear.

I have a couple bradfords in my yard, but they are only 6" or so. Planted MANY a bradford back when I was a landscaper too.

 

[PA. Woodsman]

I can buy pear, although I'm not sure...don't see many that big. Not cherry.

Around here Bradford pear with 12-15" diameter trunks are common, brad pear is not a species that bears the large edible fruit, it's an extremely common ornamental and has small marble sized fruits. I am positive that tree is bradford pear.

I have a couple bradfords in my yard, but they are only 6" or so. Planted MANY a bradford back when I was a landscaper too.

Yes, they get that big...