Need some help identifing this..

[Oldcarcrusher25x]

Hello, new to this site. Any help identifing this wood? Thought it was Russian olive

 

[Oldcarcrusher25x]

Hello, new to this site. Any help identifing this wood? Thought it was Russian olive

 

[Raintree]

Hawthorn

 

[Guswhit]

Hard to say, I've seen some osage orange(hedge) in an old fence row that looked similar. Farmers around here have been notorious for burning the fence rows for years, which really puts a change on what some of the trees look like. Without seeing some leaves, I can't really say.

 

[Oldcarcrusher25x]

Ok, i've got one in the back yard i'll get some pics. I've seen alot of these around, never get very big.

 

[Oldcarcrusher25x]

 

[Oldcarcrusher25x]

 

[Oldcarcrusher25x]

I burned some last winter and a few times for campfire wood, seemed to burn fairly hot and last a while

 

[Raintree]

Buckthorn

 

[Oldcarcrusher25x]

Ok, Thank You!!

 

[haveawoody]

Buckthorn and you lucky it's not a nasty thorny one.
Same BTU as mahogany 35mbu.
osage orange and rock elm are 32mbu.

Don't burn your stove out.
Fun to try and figure out when it's fully dry, almost same weight wet or bone dry.

 

[Oldcarcrusher25x]

Oh i've had my fill of the thorny stuff, didn't realize it burned that hot. Yes, it is very dense, my buddies throw it aside and dont mess with it, i like burning it

 

[haveawoody]

Oldcarcrusher25x,

Yeah it's some mighty fine wood to burn, nasty to get though.
I get a few face cords a year removing them to cut other trees and always end up looking like I took on a stray cat LOL