mystery tree!

[056kid]

i cut 2 trees today at work that befir i saw dust i thought was basswood.

Well instead of white, the chips where deep red. like cedar or redwood in color. Anyoone know wat tree this is.

Growin on Thaxton Mtn VA

 

[J.Walker]

Red colored chips, I'd guess that tree was a Box Elder.

 

[treejunkie13]

how were the fibers in the hinge, stringy?

 

[Lignum]

I have Elm do that, both the the American, and Siberian Elm. Try to split it and that will give you the answer you are looking for.

 

[treejunkie13]

Thats what I was thinking Red Elm.

 

[brisawyer]

Persimmon?

 

[JONSEREDFAN6069]

i've cut elm, there is a little red in the ones i've cut but not noticable when cutting, chips seem white.

 

[ShoerFast]

Red Elm chips are more of a rust color, while Box Elder bark has sort of a Maple look by the way it laps, and the limbs can/well have the smooth look like a Basswood , My bet is that it was a Box Elder, along with white chips, some are blood-red.

BE splits fairly easy.

 

[056kid]

this was pretty soft wood. the tree was maby 32'' at the stump on the side of a creek bed. so i swung it to lay in the creek bed and pulled some of the stump. i brought a little piece home today, its not fresh and the color is more brown now.

 

[056kid]

The piece i have smells like chesnut oak juice..