Wood smells like incense?

[Badfish740]

I've been burning this stuff that I scrounged two years ago from a road widening project. Odd looking tree-very twisted and fairly short-looked like it may have been some kind of fruit tree? The bark is very dark grey and is sort of pockmarked. The smell when I open the firebox reminds me of being a kid and attending mass at a very old school Italian/Irish Catholic parish-that really heavy makes-you-want-to-run-outside-and-gasp-for-air incense smell. It's nicely seasoned and burns well, just smells weird-any idea what it could be?

 

[onetracker]

good question.

where do you live?

 

[Badfish740]

good question.

where do you live?

Northeast-picked this stuff up in Central NJ.

 

[TreePointer]

Here is a chart here of wood commonly used as incense/aromatics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incense
There is plenty of Juniper around the northeast used in landscaping. I've even noticed a spicy aroma from cherry woods.

 

[mywaynow]

I think some Ash trees have a spicy smell to them. I have alot of spicey smelling stuff going through the box now. I can't ID it though. Tried posting it here but no definitive answers came of it.

 

[firefighterjake]

Ah, the fabled patchouli tree . . . seems to me I ran into more than one person in college burning this tree.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

We could perhaps narrow it down a bit with some pictures.

 

[Gary_602z]

Is it rolled up in Zig Zags? :lol:

Gary

 

[NH_Wood]

Is it rolled up in Zig Zags? :lol:

Gary

And you can light it with a lava lamp........

 

[Gary_602z]

Is it rolled up in Zig Zags? :lol:

Gary

And you can light it with a lava lamp........

Better yet what does it look like under a black light! Ooh got to say we are going to see Roger Waters in June just got tickets the other day!

Gary

 

[The Beagler]

Could be sassafras...they are common along roadsides & twist as they grow. The wood also
Has a nice aroma.