Tree ID help and a question

While clearing my new road, I had to cut this nice fir? down. Any idea what it is, and if it's worth CSS to burn I ended up bucking it and hauling to the stack in case it was worth burning

 

Might be black or white spruce.

 

Yup. That Fir looks like a Spruce. Split it, stack it and burn it. It’s all BTU’s.

 

Stack it and split it! Great for shoulder season need some heat and to burn down coals that build up,in cold weather.

 

I should have guessed you guys would say that, is there anything you don't burn!

 

Im not familiar with trees in Maine, but that looks like a young white oak or branches if it was in Md.

 

Never mind, I see the conifer branch in the last photo... Duh!

 

Conifer. I suck at conifer I.D. because I have exactly zero on my property.

 

Pressure treated, stained or painted, is about it.

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Not Douglas fir, not white fir....some sort of spruce or other fir maybe? And yes it’s worth burning, especially since it looks like you already cut it. Any chance you have any clearer pictures of the needles?

 

The needles appear to be too short and flat to be a spruce. In my opinion it is a Hemlock or some type of fir. Once dried, burns hot and fast,quick warmer upper.

 

I think you might be right about hemlock....hard to say for sure from the blurry needle shot though.
Quick Key to Identifying Hemlock : Forest Health & Monitoring: Maine Forest Service: Maine ACF

 

Snowballs!!!

 

We don't burn money.

 

I'm a blessed wood snob-that means in my area no poplar, no elm and no sycamore...but again, I am blessed...Hardwoods only here and only the good ones, I turn my nose up at walnut even because of the nasty ashes...I am happy so many find warmth in conifers and other softwoods..."To each his/her own burn needs"...

You burn what you got-stay warm all! I know guys in Alaska that stay warm with birch...right bogydave?

 

Birch is a great wood, loads better than spruce, but there's several guys, like Rope keeping their homes warm with spruce in remote colder parts of Alaska.

 

I might add that I consider even pine worth burning. 90% of the time I start out my first load with pine or white fir which quickly burns down to a bed of hot coals which I use to start my better woods far easier. Around where I live these are Douglas fir and oak. So it’s good to keep a good supply of pine on hand at all times.

 

Rope showed us a pic of the spruce he cuts. A 5" round had 45 growth rings. I'm guessing it's a little harder than we're used to

 

That makes a lot of sense. Kinda like the trees on top of mountains. Old, but small, and a lot more dense than what you'd typically know. So, dense and full of btu's.