Tree ID Help

Anyone ID these trees by bark alone? They are on the river on the place I cut wood. Never paid much attention to them as I mainly cut oaks and pecan but, the owner has said he wants them gone as they are on the fence line and if they fall will take the fences out. Would hate to cut them and push into a burn pile . Any help on ID and if they are worth working into firewood?


Second pic maybe a Hackberry?

 

I'm sorry, I have no idea what kind of trees even grow down there. I'll stand by and let someone else educate me/you.

 

Second one looks like a Hackberry.

Gary

 

The second one looks like Hackberry, which is distinctive and nothing else looks quite like it. It is hard to say what the first tree is. It is apparently young, and many trees have similar, smooth bark when they are young. I don't know much about Hackberry as firewood.

 

Hackberry is a good wood...it burns like....wood.

 

I can get 2x4 scrap as well...just don't want to leave this in the burn pile if it's any good.

 

Yeah that looks like hackberry in pic 2. Pic 1? No idea.

 

The 2nd is Hackberry. First pic isn't great, but looks like beech.

 

Dave the 1st might be pin-cherry we have them here in Ohio softer than black cherry but still BTU's

 

It does look beechy to me too.

 

The first could be cherry too.... hard to tell. Cut it down and show is its insides....

 

Have you been watching gorey horror movies?

Seriously though, that is the best way to figure out out. Or find some leaves.

 

You do have both blue and American beech in tx....I wasn't aware you had beech.

Texas A&M Forest Service - Trees of Texas - List of Trees

I'm saying beech. If so, is better wood than any oak, even white oak, and it dries fast.

Get it!

 

peachy beechy?

 

I'll end up cutting them down but it may be a while. I have lots of farm work and many cords of pecan wood to cut up. Most of the trees will get cut as time allows as the farm work comes first. I have to get my firewood work in as time allows