Tree ID

[STOVE]

Got some oak today, or at least I believe it to be. The newly rehabilitated 026 was in heaven. I am torn between what oak it is. The leaves all around were a huge mix. I’m leaning swamp oak or white. Any help would be nice.

Also thinking it could be maple, after some others comments. but the leaves all around in the fence made me think oak.

 

[Woodtroll]

My best guess would not be oak, but some species of maple. I'm not sure what all species are native to eastern NC, and in a yard it could be almost anything that was planted as an ornamental.

 

[lone wolf]

My best guess would not be oak, but some species of maple. I'm not sure what all species are native to eastern NC, and in a yard it could be almost anything that was planted as an ornamental.

The second pic sure looks like Maple.

 

[Willow S]

Got some oak today, or at least I believe it to be. The newly rehabilitated 026 was in heaven. I am torn between what oak it is. The leaves all around were a huge mix. I’m leaning swamp oak or white. Any help would be nice.

Also thinking it could be maple, after some others comments. but the leaves all around in the fence made me think oak.

I live in New England now but spent a few years living in Eastern NC. I agree with Lone Wolf that the second picture looks like maple. It could be what I call soft maple which could be one of a few sub-species of maple. There is a lot of it in New England. We had a few soft maple on our property in NC but nothing that big. The bark does look like some kind of oak to me, but the wood looks too light colored. The bark may look different because Eastern NC is pretty much out of the natural range of any Maple. One sure tell would be how easily it cut. Soft maple is much less dense and will cut a lot easier than any oak I have ever cut.

 

[STOVE]

I live in New England now but spent a few years living in Eastern NC. I agree with Lone Wolf that the second picture looks like maple. It could be what I call soft maple which could be one of a few sub-species of maple. There is a lot of it in New England. We had a few soft maple on our property in NC but nothing that big. The bark does look like some kind of oak to me, but the wood looks too light colored. The bark may look different because Eastern NC is pretty much out of the natural range of any Maple. One sure tell would be how easily it cut. Soft maple is much less dense and will cut a lot easier than any oak I have ever cut.

It cut quite well even with the safety chain. Much easier than the 19” pecan I bucked earlier this week

 

[lone wolf]

I live in New England now but spent a few years living in Eastern NC. I agree with Lone Wolf that the second picture looks like maple. It could be what I call soft maple which could be one of a few sub-species of maple. There is a lot of it in New England. We had a few soft maple on our property in NC but nothing that big. The bark does look like some kind of oak to me, but the wood looks too light colored. The bark may look different because Eastern NC is pretty much out of the natural range of any Maple. One sure tell would be how easily it cut. Soft maple is much less dense and will cut a lot easier than any oak I have ever cut.

Are we sure its all from one Tree?

 

[Del_]

Looks like Red Maple.

Large growth rings.
Bark.
Environment.

 

[Woodtroll]

I'm pretty sure that red maple (a "soft" maple compared to sugar maple) is native to almost all of NC. Of course, lots of folks here in the South plant sugar maples for their fall color. It's hard to say what it is from the photos, for certain.

Edit: I see that I was typing at the same time as Del; I'd agree with his thoughts.