Bought a cord of wood from a local guy, he said he had some dry Ash… I dunno what it is, but I know what it isn’t.. I’m thinkin elm ? But I’ve never worked up Eml before ??
Oh, I’m in south central Pa. If that helps.. And it is suprisingly dry @ 16-19% on a fresh 72 degree split..
One way to tell for sure, throw a couple splits in the stove. It doesn't look like American or Siberian elm to me though.
I agree. I just helped dad split some wood and sort splits that are too long. Most of that was ash, looks just like it.
I guess it’s maybe it could be an Ash species I’ve never encountered ?? I’ve probably CSS 30 cords of Ash in the last 23 years and never had any that was this stringy, heavy, grainy, ect.. All of what I ever worked up was straight grain, and split much like Red Oak, just popped apart.. This stuff is nasty !!
I’ve only gotten one green ash yard tree, back in 2020. It was hard to split and noticeably denser than white ash, which is the normal ash variety I get.
Welp, I guess you guys have convinced me that I got something I’ve never had before (hard to believe), the bark is that of the White Ash I’ve had in the past, but the wood is 100% different.. This also answers the age old question…. ‘‘Can you teach an old dawg new things/tricks” ?? The answer is HELL YES !! Thanks for your responses fellas..
Wood grain can vary alot depending on where the tree came from like a heavily wooded area where its likely very straight grained. Or a yard or lowland area where its usually more stringy ime. Ive had some stringy tough ash more than a few times.
Gonna echo other's comments....most Ash I've encountered has been great to split, but have had some that is quite tough and narly. Sent from my SM-S536DL using Tapatalk
