Is this a Maple tree?

[maulhead]

I'm wondering if this is a Maple tree? All I know is, it's not Elm, I been cutting Elm for firewood the last 6 years. I'm happy to find something that is not Elm!!

There was a storm that came through town over the past weekend, and took down two big trees in the city park. I went to the city yesterday to see what they were going to do with them. They already had a tree service lined up to take care of them. I contacted the tree service company they said they were just going to haul them to the dump, what I thought? I asked if I could have them for firewood?

He said bring a trailer if I want them and they will load me. So I grabbed my 26' gooseneck and got two big loads last night. They had them cut up into 20' or so log length by the time I got there. There is still a 3rd load there of this tree, yet. I asked the tree service guy what kind of tree it was, he thought it was some kind of Maple, maybe. What do you guys think it is?

There is a 2nd tree down in the park. I'm going to get also. But it is not the same as this one. I will get pics of it in a few days when I get it home and try to figure out what kind of tree it is?

Thanks!!

 

[svk]

I'm wondering if this is a Maple tree? All I know is, it's not Elm, I been cutting Elm for firewood the last 6 years. I'm happy to find something that is not Elm!!

What, you don't enjoy splitting elm?

Not sure what it is, but it's not a maple.

 

[Time's Standing Stihl]

One looks like a hackberry....

 

[maulhead]

What, you don't enjoy splitting elm?

Not sure what it is, but it's not a maple.

I cant say I enjoy splitting Elm, but ain't so bad, when it is super cold out. Or after it has sat bucked up, for 3 years and really dried out.

Not a Maple, wonder what it is then? I bucked up a few pieces last night before dark, kind of had a swampy odor to it, a little bit.

 

[steved]

The bark and dark center almost makes it look like Tree of Heaven I got a couple years ago...

 

[maulhead]

One looks like a hackberry....

Ummm, I'm not sure then. Wonder what is is? Hackberry maybe?

It is all the same tree in the pics. The bark really varies from the top to the bottom, but it all came from the same tree.

 

[TKeller]

Bark and leaves look like hackberry. In the elm family and pretty decent firewood. May be hard to handsplit.

 

[pweber]

I agree with the others that it's hackberry. I split a fair bit of this last summer and burned it during the winter. For me, it split a lot easier green. The longer I let it sit the more stringy and tougher it got to split even with my 31-ton splitter. I was happy with thee results I got when burning it in my wood stove.

 

[Ronaldo]

Definitely not Elm. I agree with several others that it is Hackberry. Looks identical to the Hackberry we have around here.

 

[OnTheRoad]

Yep, Hackberry is common around here and I like burning it. It seasons quickly splits easily and makes decent heat- it's great for early in the burning season.

 

[Whitespider]

Sure looks like Hackberry to me also... or, at least most of it does.
Where in Colorado are you @maulhead ?? Must be the northeast part ??
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[ray benson]

Is it possibly 2 trees? A Tree of heaven and a Hackberry.

 

[maulhead]

Sure looks like Hackberry to me also... or, at least most of it does.
Where in Colorado are you @maulhead ?? Must be the northeast part ??
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Yeah how did you guess? I'm the the far northeast corner, only 3 miles from the Nebraska border/panhandle.

 

[maulhead]

Is it possibly 2 trees? A Tree of heaven and a Hackberry.

I dont know about two trees, unless they grew out of the ground together. Or right next to each other??

It sure looked like was all one big tree to me, and about 8-10' off of ground it crotch'd out in 3 different directions. They were not sure if the lightning or the heavy rain and wind did it but it split right at the crotch and it fell over. I should have taken a pic before they started to cut it up...

 

[zogger]

Hackberry, good firewood, you got a you suck score! It is in the middle for BTUs, 19.5 million BTU per cord, hedge is 30 for reference, your elm if it is red is 19.0

 

[pigpen60]

baileys has a tree identification book that will help. worked for me.

 

[3fordasho]

Hackberry all day long. I've got seven of them in my yard! Bark and wood matches perfectly to the several I've cut. They split nicely for me. Great middle of the road firewood.

 

[maulhead]

Ok, so Hackberry it is then. I got the rest of it home tonight, and even got some of it bucked up.

I ended up getting 4 good sized trailer loads of it, this last load was not quite as big as the 1st three. Quite a bit of wood though.

I ought to have that new 362 R-CM almost broke in by the time I get all of it bucked up. Only put 3 tanks though it so far and it's really starting to wake up.

 

[Whitespider]

Yeah how did you guess? I'm the the far northeast corner, only 3 miles from the Nebraska border/panhandle.

'Cause Hackberry ain't native to Colorado, except in the far northeast corner.
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[Ronaldo]

Got some good heat there and a great way to break in a new saw!