Big ‘ol load of maple for parents

As soon as I noodled a piece of this wood, I knew I had maple, hence the title change.


Not certain what variety but zero doubt.

One of, if not thee,, greatest chainsaws ever made.

 

I’ve mistaken ash for Norway maple and vice versa, more than once. Decent haul either way
Also I’m very happy to see you using that 372XP!

 

Orange clips and an XS sticker is sexier. One of

 

Ive been fooled more than once as the bark can be very close. The moss growing on the OP pics is typical of what I've seen on NM. I can sometimes ID trees by the lichens, moss etc that grows on them.

 

No pic but one leg size limb I cut and threw in the woods made me think ash. It was so rotten and was very light in weight. Typical af the ash around here. Didn’t think twice after that.

 

Norway rots pretty quick. The stuff I split today had some center rot. Broken off limbs will rot inside the trunk and create a weak spot and/or hollow.