Tree ID

[svk]

Quiz:

What is it?

 

[USMC615]

...Saturn with full rings close up??? Lol. Pretty wood anyhow. No clue.

 

[Raintree]

Ring-porous hardwood, maybe Elm?

 

[peterc38]

Looks like firewood but how about a side view too?

 

[zogger]

That's some thin bark. Want to say some sort of birch from that, but the dark heartwood is throwing me off.

 

[Oldmaple]

Pin Oak

 

[svk]

Hint #2

View attachment 425161

 

[Oldmaple]

American Chestnut

 

[Jed1124]

White oak

 

[buzz sawyer]

The pores look open to me, that rules out white oak. I'll take a guess and say Chinese Elm.

 

[svk]

For some reason I can't upload the second pic. Stand by.

 

[svk]

Hint #2

 

[moondoggie]

Beech?

 

[Raintree]

A little pinkish, possible Hackberry?

 

[Fred Wright]

Grain looks like red oak of some variety but oak bark is typically thicker.

 

[svk]

Ok you guys went exactly where I wanted to mislead you.

Here's hint #3

 

[Henry Fuller]

Its look like good ole maple tree to me.

 

[tla100]

Grain looks like maple to me also

 

[Greenthorn]

Jack Pine

 

[svk]

I figured that bark pic would seal the deal. Nobody is close yet.