Hey Studs, Been a second since I posted, been busy with school, projects, and an aging Father. Yet, did some scrouging and came up with these burley rounds. Initially, I thought they were cherry, smells extremely sweet, yet lack the traits I see in typical cherry. I've considered pear or apple as possibilities. Still not positive. Amazingly, it has many folks as stumped as I am! Any help would be appreciated, Reg
Looks like wild black cherry. Where did you scrounge? Could be another domestic fruit tree. Got any leaves or twigs?
G Got me on this one. The split wood sort of looks like beech and ive seen it with rougher bark sections, but im just guessing.
I think its hickory of some sort. Bitternut maybe? Have you ever processed any type of hickory ReggieTsFree ? Some are rather fragrant.
Hickory...hmm. I've dealt a bit with hickory's like shagbark, pignut, and mockernut. This stuff splits really tough, even with the Fisker's/8 lb maul! Yep, the bark has me baffled as well...
The bark does not look like any apple I’ve cut, and I’ve had my fair share, lol. The interior does kinda look the part though.
Hickory is one of the tougher woods to split. Any time wood checks on the end it makes it more difficult to hand split IME. Leave the round (regardless of species) with an end touching the ground to keep it damp/wet and that end will split a lot easier. Give it a try. It does look like apple as well but i have very little experience processing any.
That bark is different than any I have seen I would say it is some kind of fruit wood could possibly be Pear.
It looks like it could be Bradford Pear wood to me. Looks wet like Bradford wood. I don’t remember ever cutting down an Apple, so I dunno what the wood looks like. I have also seen cherry wood like that. Hope that muddies the water some more.
My vote too. BP is not so easy to split even with the hydros in the game. That split pic reminds of the last one I split- grain sort of “chunks” instead of slicing/peeling apart, if that makes sense. Sort of a testament to its brittleness and why they break so easily with wind. I can also validate it as BP by the change in color on the end grain when bucked and left to weather for a bit- gets a somewhat burnt orange color to it.
Hmmmm, tough one bit I am going with Beech infected with beech bark disease. It's happening to trees around here
I keep thinking the same. Possibly another variety of beech? The thing that shies me away from that is the thickness of the bark. Beech bark is thin.
Well picked up more of the same today. Ran a few pieces through my splitter and man this stuff smells kinda like plum or pear. Here are pics. Anymore ideas or thoughts? BTW...Have a safe, fun, and blessed 4th of July!!!
