Scored some nice Elm today

A good friend of mine found a whole bunch of elm that had been removed from the edge of a golf course. We filled up two pickup trucks tonight, and will head back again tomorrow. We may even go back Saturday if the pile lasts that long. Good wood like this is a rare treat in Colorado.

I got home late tonight and off loaded in the dark. Can not wait to split and stack this stuff. It is so dense and heavy. I think I may build my first wood shed on this property to properly house this King of all woods. What a blessing, praise the good Lord for this find.

 

It certainly is great heat!
What's the plans for splitting it?

 

X2. Hopefully you have a hydro Handsonautotech.

Some nice future firewood either way.

 

The Full Boar 28. We split some of it last night for my friend.

 

Have any pics of the splits? Certain people here like their Elm porm...

 

The bark, compound leaves with opposite branching and wood color sure look like green ash to me. Excellent grab regardless.

 

I was gonna say something similar except for maybe the 3rd from last pic and that could maybe be some Chinese elm?

 

Yeah the flaky bark does kind of resemble Chinese elm, I'll give you that.

 

Looking at online bark pictures and it's probably not but that was my first thought when I saw the flakey bark.

 

Nice score, especially when hardwood is hard to find

 

X3 The leaves didn't look like ash to me.