I was assembling bundles today and came across these. Only a few and not sure what they are. Heavier, but not oak. Sorta looks like BL, but not. Tannish heartwood with some sapsucker damage. Im guessing Chinese chestnut??? Calling my tree ID guys.
Does it have a strong spicy smell? It looks a lot like sassafrass to me, but the smell usually gives that away.
I had the same feeling. I’ve seen very few trees that have that cinnamon bark color and Brad is familiar with Sassafras. It’s not Sourwood.
I've got nothing Brad. The Chinese chestnut I've worked with and made firewood from wasn't heavy/dense when dry and the inner bark didn't have that red inner bark color.
Eastern redbud has that reddish-brown inner bark. According to Google, sapsuckers will attack them too. I've never gotten any eastern redbud before.
Looks kind of like a big Austrian/Oregon/Ponderosa pine maybe. I cut a similar looking softwood a few years back but never could figure out what it was.
A red gum might look similar to that.. but that’s so dense termites can eat it so probably not that. It’s in eucalyptus family
Im never going in the woods with you again Wouldnt Pine and Viagra make a Vine? So what does the bark look like, a little more veiny than normal? LOL