Cottonwood? Bark looks right, but the wood is usually whiter in color.
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Late afternoon haul oak or red elm
Chestnut oak maybe? I did see a pick of a red elm that looked similar.
There is about 8-10 ft of trunk left that is about 36in wide
Sorry ran out of time and could not split any but you think is worth another trip?View attachment 216033View attachment 216034View attachment 216035View attachment 216036
Last photo is my haul with what was left of light. Thinkin of going back later this week if is a worthy find. :biggrin:
Chestnut oak maybe? I did see a pick of a red elm that looked similar.
There is about 8-10 ft of trunk left that is about 36in wide
Sorry ran out of time and could not split any but you think is worth another trip?View attachment 216033View attachment 216034View attachment 216035View attachment 216036
Last photo is my haul with what was left of light. Thinkin of going back later this week if is a worthy find. :biggrin:
If so I am glad I left most of it where it lay
Yes, I would call it an oak in the first pic, with the very defined rays in the end grain. Not sure if it is chestnut oak or not, but it's oak. Grab all you can!:msp_thumbsup: That 36" is Heavy stuff though.
Cottonwood
It's wood, and it's free. If you have another source for better wood though, I'd go that route first.
You will need a power splitter of some type for the big pieces...
It's wood, and it's free. If you have another source for better wood though, I'd go that route first.
You will need a power splitter of some type for the big pieces...
ya the rounds above were all that was left of the branch so next I would be working on the trunk and its gonna be fun rolling them around.
jimmydan68
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Black Walnut.
Farmertan
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Yeah, I think so too. That's a lot of heartwood and not much sapwood. That must be from one of those "valuable" black walnut trees:msp_tongue:
In the first pic, the bark does not look right for black walnut. Possibly black cherry?
Farmertan
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Yeah, Stumpy, I was thining that the bark ain't quite right, but the color looks too brown to me to be cherry. Hey, JimmyDan, does it smell like cherry candy when split? The black cherry I get here in CT smells so sweet that you can smell it the moment the log splits without even getting your nose close to it. I love it!
Farmertan
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I just went downstairs to feed the beast before going to bed. I gave her a "dessert" of apple and black cherry. The black cherry that I have has sapwood just slightly lighter than the heart, not white like the photos.
The color of cherry will darken with age, at least what I have seen around here. My first thought was black walnut too, but the bark just didn't look right. I agree with the smell of black cherry being very distinctive. A better pic of the bark would probably tell the story.
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Hedgerow
HACK
Cherry it be...
jimmydan68
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Hedgerow
HACK
I have a source for the next few years. This was cut by the electric company and left off the road about 20 ft but down the embankment.
Get better pics!
Ya that bark looks totally different than the first Pic for some reason.
Now I ain't so sure! That a different tree? Lol
