wood identification help

[Rebelduckman]

Come across these two this morning while cutting. Any guesses?

 

[Woody Stover]

The first kinda looks like Slippery (Red) Elm...not sure about the second. Sometimes it's hard to ID smaller trees or branches, where the bark isn't fully developed...

 

[Rebelduckman]

The first kinda looks like Slippery (Red) Elm...not sure about the second. Sometimes it's hard to ID smaller trees or branches, where the bark isn't fully developed...

Yea red elm crossed my mind. I don't know about the second. I guess some kind of birch but I may be way off.

 

[Applesister]

Yeah, looks like some kind of birch by the curling bark. IDK maybe River birch and Red Elm.

 

[STIHLY DAN]

the bark and giant rings make me think sumac. Giant rings generally mean crappy burning.

 

[bsruther]

Might be tree of heaven.

 

[Rebelduckman]

I know it's not tree of heaven. After cutting a couple by mistake I had those figured out

 

[Paulywalnut]

Nice pics though.

 

[Woody Stover]

I've only cut one, but I seem to remember River Birch being more salmon-colored...

 

[Wood Duck]

I think it is all Staghorn Sumac. The wide growth rings are the result of the sumac growing really fast. It isn't very dense, but it will burn well.