Well, it did get a bit muddy in spots. That year there were several areas we could not get to. That does not happen often on sand, but it does happen. Thankfully it is short lived. I've since built up that lane so it is high and dry now.
Curious is this has been resolved yet? Sounds like the consensus is Mulberry? I'm familiar with Mulberry from a woodworking standpoint but have never had the bark in front of me. It's most distinctive characteristic for me is a blaring, bright yellow when freshly split, that will turn light brown to redish brown over time with exposure to the sun. My first thought was it was a little too pale to be Mulberry, but that could just be the white balance on the images and variables of the computer screen. Mulberry is a fair bit heavier than Red Elm too. Roughly 5lbs/cubic foot.
I’d grab every bit of the red if I could find any more. But there are quite a few American elms still around here though. That’s the stuff that doesn’t split real well when it’s green
For sure. That is why I don't cut the stuff until it has died and most of the bark has fallen off. Then it is a much easier ball game.
That little American elm that was in my backyard finally tipped over late this summer. In 2018, it leafed out fine like normal, but nothing this year. Bark was falling off. The bigger rounds split up fine.
Im going with mulberry, thanks for everyone’s input. I have some mulberry in some of my stacks but I can’t find it. I want to compare.
I was thinking black locust too, the bark does resemble it more so where I am. Trees grow fast but stay young looking until 50+ years.
Yeah, Dennis, I've matured a bit (a bit too much) so I have to stop it now. This old bod' has got to be conserved at this point. I found that the Red Elm like I had on that trailer was a bit tough to split, so this old man sends it to the power splitter unless it's pretty, straight, small and easy with the maul. Yeah, BTU charts that I like show about 21.6 mBTU/cord for Red Elm, 25.7 for Mulberry, a substantial difference. But damm, that Red isn't light by any means, and seems to burn almost as good as White Ash. Maybe I'm prejudiced because I've got a man-crush on da Red..
