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Elm?

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  1. Sawdog

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  2. Shawn Curry

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    Picture's a little fuzzy, but I'm thinking red oak. Should be easy to tell from the leaves.
     
  3. Sawdog

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    Definetly not an oak leaf, more like elm or ash. Guy said it was ash, but it split like elm.

    Pics stink but at least I didn't take them :D

    We need a sticky with wood pics and ID's.
     
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    Must be the legendary "fuzzy tree" that Elvis was referring to in "All Shook Up" :D

     
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    Lol. You ain't right
     
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    Lol you calling someone out for fuzzy pics!:rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol: you're cracking me up brother!
     
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    Hey now, my pics have been on the path to recovery! As a former fuzzy picture taker myself, I feel it is now my duty to lecture others about how bad their fuzzy pics are! ;) :rofl: :lol:

    Just kidding - I wasn't trying to lecture. I'm "stumped" on the ID, so I tried to make it into a clever joke instead. Guess nobody likes my clever jokes anymore either... :(
     
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    How about leaf pictures? Looks like red oak but if I squint my eyes enough I be able to see elm. Lol. Just some closer pictures would help
     
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    Your good bro! Don't cry too hard though we may have to play the world's smallest violin for you!;)

    I'm stumped on the wood id too. It's not ash though. I agree a leaf pic would be helpful.
     
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    100% not red oak. I believe it to be in the Elm family. Regardless, it was a scrounge from yesterday - guy said it was ash, I said it wasn't and he wanted to argue about it. I just loaded my truck and left.
     
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    Well at least you know what it's not.
     
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    Is the bark cork like? Can you press you finger nail into it? Peel it off in flakes/layers? All elm has this type bark.
     
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    What's your general location?
     
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    I think it is elm, even if the picture is fuzzy.
     
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    It does look like elm, with some whitish streaks in bark, it sure is not Ash
     
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    Sawdog this is some Siberian elm. Is it like yours? IMG_20150724_174534230.jpg IMG_20150724_174548551.jpg IMG_20150724_174501057.jpg
     
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    That's pretty close. I'm almost positive it's some type of elm, but wanted some conformation.
     
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    That's the closest pictures I've got of wood that I've processed.

    The pictures where probably taken 2 weeks after they were cut. So I could see where the colors could loose some vibrance.

    The leaves were small. Maybe 1.5-2 inches long symmetrical and toothed on the edge. On the one I cut they were pretty holey like chewed on by bugs.

    Around here the Siberian elms get the biggest. At least the ones I've seen. The other elms die once big enough to be infected by Dutch elm. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong on this last bit.