Wood ID Referance

[Hedgerow]

Not likely... But it would be very helpful to see the actual wood grain...

 

[Carl Anderson]

OK, looked through all 14 pages and around some other threads and can't find anything that looks like this stuff so I give up. Anyone know what it is? It was cut in eastern Connecticut, doesn't weigh much dry, cuts, burns and splits like a softwood but it's not a conifer. Sorry no leaf pics, cut this last year, leaves are long gone. It burns quick and fairly hot. Sorry, could not get the pics to show up in the post, just the links.

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[Ih8TheGasCompny]

Swamp AKA Red Maple... I burn it. Goes a little faster than most hardwood, but ther it grows quicker too!

 

[Hedgerow]

Looks like a maple variety to mee too Carl... But honestly have not cut anything here with that color...

 

[climberjones]

We call it soft maple around here !

 

[1project2many]

Carl, looks more like Chalk Maple than Red Maple to me. Chalk Maple is lighter colored and lighter weight and the bark is fairly smooth up to 12" round.

 

[dealingdave]

Black Cherry Wood

I just got this positively ID in another thread. There are enough pictures below including cross sections, bark and splits. Hope this helps someone out.

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[Carl Anderson]

That looks just like the cherry I have been cutting here. So I guess I have black cherry too. I love how that stuff smells when you cut or split it.

Thanks to all who replied to my mystery wood. Now I know it's a soft maple of some sort. It is very light in wieght and light in color so maybe the chalk maple, but not ruling out swamp or red maple either, lol. It was cut in an area that is frequently damp but not swampy. Anyway, just knowing it's a species of soft maple is good enough for me, thanks!

 

[SS396driver]

Black locust

I have found I need a hot fire to get this to light. I burn some maple and or oak first then add it and it burns hot.

 

[OH_Varmntr]

Here's one I haven't recognized in this thread yet. It's quite soft, produces very light colored wood chips, almost white. Bark is very thin and splits very easily with no strings.

I can get better pics if need be. These are of it freshly cut. It dries quickly and burns decent.

 

[stumpy75]

Bark looks like hackberry.

 

[coog]

I'm pretty sure that's 'Tree-of-Heaven' (ailanthus). Invasive from China. I'm burning some right now. I've heard that it wasn't worth a darn, but it seems to be at least as good as Hackberry or Ash. It does seem to stink when burning, but not a problem with an air-tight stove.

 

[Hedgerow]

I'm pretty sure that's 'Tree-of-Heaven' (ailanthus). Invasive from China. I'm burning some right now. I've heard that it wasn't worth a darn, but it seems to be at least as good as Hackberry or Ash. It does seem to stink when burning, but not a problem with an air-tight stove.

Agreed... I cut a lot of Hackberry, and the photo's bark is too perfect. Rep for coog when "the man" lets me...

 

[Hedgerow]

I took this photo of a "typical" mid sized Hackberry a couple months ago. The great bigguns take on a whole other look as they get older.

This is what they look like after a couple generations...:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[OH_Varmntr]

Ailanthus it is then.

That stuff is the easiest I've ever split. Thank you guys.

 

[stumpy75]

I'm pretty sure that's 'Tree-of-Heaven' (ailanthus). Invasive from China. I'm burning some right now. I've heard that it wasn't worth a darn, but it seems to be at least as good as Hackberry or Ash. It does seem to stink when burning, but not a problem with an air-tight stove.

Yup, I looked at it too fast. I agree with ToH...

 

[dealingdave]

White Poplar Pics

This wood was positively ID as White Poplar in another thread. It is also known as Silver Poplar - Populus alba

 

[coog]

I'll defer to the OP. Not even close, in my opinion.

 

[banshee67]

all cherry.

 

[stumpy75]

The first two pics don't look like any cherry I've ever seen...