I believe it to be an oak or hickory but not really sure. This is all I have so Eric VW, I do not have leaves, seeds from the pod or solar/space imaging of any kind, lol-I was thrown by those expired pods hanging and figure that's a dead giveaway to an experienced arborist or knowledgeable hoarder...I appreciate it-not a tree I have available but could have on the farm if a worthy species-Thanks in advance
I'm no expert by any means, but if that ain't anything other than a BEAN tree, I'm hanging it up I'll dig a bit.... How about WV Mountaineer? What say he?
I'm not too sure... The only tree I have that has those long bean seed pods is a Catalpa. The bark looks similar to my Catalpa... Doesn't look like any flavor of locust to me. If it's Catalpa, the leaves come later in the spring than any other tree I have. I always think it must have died over the winter, but come June it leaves out.
Best I could do for ya Ashwatcher, in a quick search.... Granted it's a pic of full on green and leafy, The structure of the branches is obvious, and the dangly bean pods are........dangly
Catalpa? Never even heard of such a species. Is it a btu winner? Am eagerly anticipating the opinions of our more experienced and "seasoned" vets here. How about you savemoney, of whom I overlooked to thank you for your service upon posting in the "Rail Rack" thread...
I never burned any... I heard it's not great for BTU's (if it's Catalpa), but the lumber has a nice color to it. It has huge leaves too..
Citing our own great BTU chart on the Resource tab, I present this: 14.8 mil BTUs per cord. So....not really. If it is what we call bean tree around here, it ain't no better. Heck they mite be the same family, no?
IDK my friend-looks like junk then if Catalpa...but at least I've learned something new today-was just curious you know? Thanks for your help ole buddy.
Could be catalpa, I first thought a thorn less locus, but the locus pods I've seen are more twisting in shape. Your specimen looks more like long beans. If you can enlarge your picture, "The tree bark is separated into irregular shallow fissures with reddish-brown scales. On young tree seedlings the bark is thin and easily damaged by impact or rodents. Twigs in winter have a unique identifying characteristic. They have sunken leaf scars which resemble suction cups. Their whorled arrangement of 3 “moon crater” scars per node is another easily identified trait. They are grayish- brown in color. Buds are small, red-brown, wider than long, and slightly hairy " the roots of this tree are very poisonous. And thank you for mentioning serving in the military.
I can't agree with ya, Mr. Erik B...... We have lots of Locust here, and where I grew up on LI, and they don't have the bean pods.
Looks like catalpa to me. I burned a couple cords of if a few years ago. It's far from a BTU beast, at around what basswood and poplar has. 14 mbtu's a cord. Give or take. It grows fast, and is a softwood. There's a northern variety around here, but there's a lot more of it down in the southern states.
I have a Catalpa in my yard.... It looks like Catalpa to me but I stink at tree pic ID's. I've never burned any but if it needs to go, I'd CSS it. It should be fine shoulder season wood.
Thanks Horkn -I've heard all I need to know now=It's junk! It was just a tree near my work that I'd never seen...prob have access but now will never mind-I'm only a wood snob by circumstance, given where I live and what I have access to-I don't do poplar or anything soft...just like my girlfriend says....Thank you guys!
Little further tree ID digging.... Typed in Catalpa....low and behold- man it looks like what we call them ol' bean trees 'round here! I had some "bean boards," which where locally milled and given to me years ago. Thick enough to use for scaffold, but cupped and warped in no time. Burned well in the firepit tho!
Well then...... Won't even try to derail this.....TMI........ Tree would be good for SS as fox9988 suggests, but I unnerstand your farwood needs. Snobbery is ok, sometimes....
