Settle the arguement...

[beentown]

Went out to do some clean up with a friend. This is a game of name that log...also, a percentage of how sure you are. Could get fun as I have a bunch of different species down to clean up. Hoarding the cherry for the smoker.

So, name that log!

1).

 

[beentown]

2)

 

[beentown]

3)



My helper that was deciding which way to make new trails.

 

[Pelorus]

#1 is red oak, mebbe.
Dunno about 2&3
Your helper looks to be having a good day!

 

[treebilly]

Red oak , walnut of some type , and hickory maybe

 

[beentown]

Hmm, I may be wrong on one. My thoughts were oak, walnut and ash for number 3.

 

[capetrees]

red oak, sassfrass and willow.

percent of confidence? 75%, 40% and 50%

 

[jared a]

Agree with op, oak walnut ash, but could be wrong


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[ATH]

Red oak 100%
Black walnut 90%
Bitternut hickory 100% (...assuming the bottom log is the same as the top log...wasn't so sure about it with just the top log)

 

[beentown]

Red oak 100%
Black walnut 90%
Bitternut hickory 100% (...assuming the bottom log is the same as the top log...wasn't so sure about it with just the top log)

We do have a lot of hickory. The bore holes in the bark are what point to ash for me. No branches/twigs to see.

Anyway to really verify?

 

[capetrees]

Do the branches of #2 have a scent when cracked open?

 

[beentown]

Do the branches of #2 have a scent when cracked open?

Not that I noticed but I was reveling in the smell of the slightly blue smoke...lol

Hadn't been in the woods to cut since spring.

 

[Oldmaple]

I say treebilly wins. Not sure what kind of tree it is in the green boots. Like the hat though.

 

[ATH]

We do have a lot of hickory. The bore holes in the bark are what point to ash for me. No branches/twigs to see.

Anyway to really verify?

You could ask somebody who looks at enough and and hickory to know the difference. (It is hickory)

EAB holes are distinctly D-shaped. You can shave off some bark and see the galleries don't look like EAB. Of course, unless it has been dead for a couple of years, the bark on hickory (which that is) will be hard to shave off.

The end grain is different too. Both are ring porous, but if you know what you are looking at, they are quite a bit different.. The latewood in hickory has...for lack of a better description a "tennis net" look to it. You need a very clean shave and a magnifying glass to see that.

 

[beentown]

The only reason for need on clarification between hickory and ash (besides being right, and for the record I was WAY closer than he was) is because if it is hickory, which I'll take your word it is, it will go in the stash to feed my smoker.

 

[Oldmaple]

If you have any twigs the buds on ash will be opposite, hickory alternate.

 

[beentown]

All the branches are intermixed with other species waiting to be burnt. The twigs are how I tell also between ash and pignut when leaves are off.



This is part of 30 acres we had logged spring 2015. Looks like both adjoining neighbors are going to be cutting shortly as an Amish gent was caught on my trail cams walking the woods and they now have marked trees. Looks like all the mature black walnut, oak and cherry are going.

 

[ATH]

Tell the to contact a forester NOW! Their woods will be better off and they will get more money in almost all circumstances.

 

[beentown]

We used a broker we trust. Hell, I trusted my life to him more than once.

I have no idea who they are using but planned on contacting them. I may need to move my treestands. So I will have get a moment with them then. The one woods hasn't been logged, ever. Great wood in there. Huge oaks, hickory, and walnut. Small patch but all the trees are straight and huge (comparatively speaking).

We have 2600 acres (mostly tiled fields, not connecting) and each neighbor has over 2k acres.

 

[ATH]

A broker is still not a forester. Just read an article last week...sales using consulting foresters average 11-12% more to the landowner. That doesn't include the fact that the woods is usually better (fewer ruts, less residual damage, and more value in standing timber for next time...). A good broker can help with the value piece, but not the forest management piece.