another wood ID! sorry!

[coog]

Public Enemy #1. Buckthorn. It does make good firewood and knife handles

 

[mn woodcutter]

Public Enemy #1. Buckthorn. It does make good firewood and knife handles

I was hopeful that it was something worth having but it may become firewood now.

 

[mainewoods]

Sure looks like black cherry.

 

[mn woodcutter]

I will grab some twigs after work and post pics.

 

[Gypo Logger]

Does Buckthorn grow in MN?

 

[mn woodcutter]

Oh yes. It just didn't occur to me that it might be buckthorn because I only ever see it when it's young and small. More like brush.

 

[svk]

Lots of bigger buckthorn in Minneapolis metro from what I hear.

 

[al-k]

looks like black birch to me

 

[coog]

Post a picture of a split.

 

[mn woodcutter]

Post a picture of a split.

It's still standing and I'm probably not going to cut it down.

 

[svk]

If it is indeed buckthorn you should cut it down.

 

[mn woodcutter]

10-4

 

[coog]

Likely to have some berries on it.

 

[cat10ken]

Look at the last picture, by the base of the tree is one tan leaf, it looks like a black cherry leaf to me.

 

[Gypo Logger]

Keep the tree, eat the berries. Lol

 

[BuckthornBonnie]

That looks a lot like my namesake... Buckthorn. I have a love/hate relationship with the stuff. It's all over my land and is invasive as heck. Makes decent firewood, though.
It isnt beneficial for wildlife (other than maybe cover) and can take over an understory very quickly.
If it has a bright orange sapwood and heartwood it is probably Buckthorn.

 

[mn woodcutter]

That looks a lot like my namesake... Buckthorn. I have a love/hate relationship with the stuff. It's all over my land and is invasive as heck. Makes decent firewood, though.
It isnt beneficial for wildlife (other than maybe cover) and can take over an understory very quickly.
If it has a bright orange sapwood and heartwood it is probably Buckthorn.

So if I whack a small branch off would it be orange inside?

 

[Gypo Logger]

So if I whack a small branch off would it be orange inside?

Only if you've been eating Cheezies. Lol

 

[lindnova]

Only the female buckthorn plants have berries.

 

[mn woodcutter]

Here's a small branch from the tree.