Another newbie wood ID.

No idea, it is extremely difficult to split with an x27.

 

The growth rings look like a softwood, maybe pine species.
But I don't do extremely well in the wood ID realm.

 

Cross section of the bark looks like Elm. Might explain the non-splitting.

 

Does it have any leaves? Bark and growth rings look similar to elm.

 

No leaves to be found. I have pulled some elm of the same property but the elm looks much different. Maybe box elder? Ill put it in the splitter tomorrow and see what happens.

 

The only thing I've run into that resists my x27, is elm.

 

The core looks like Elm but the bark I'm unfamiliar with I need leaf samples to complete my answer. Sorry, that's the best I can do...

 

All the elm I have split does not have a dark core. Here is a picture of some gnarly elm I have split before. Although much smaller.

 

I agree with it being elm.

 

I vote elm.

The dark colored core rounds are indeed elm. That was fresh cut, live healthy tree (8/10/17).


And a while later (11/19/17).

 

Still have that elm, MikeInMa?

 

Indeed I do. It's currently stacked with some gnarly oak crotches. All ready to be noodled in a week or so.

 

Mines all split and stacked...

 

I have elm from the same property but it looks different. I started up the splitter and removed all doubt, the wood is elm.

 

I will not "like" that! Throw it in the woods and let it rot!

 

I made a lucky guess. We have some type of elm down here like that. Older folks called it red heart elm. Just about choke down a sawmill...

 

I finally got around to noodling that elm.

Looks like it was just cut.


It'll go on a stack with some of my fresh split red oak and then revisit it in 3yrs

 

I’d say it’s elm too

 

That noodled piece right in the center. That would have made a nice board. That can’t be growth rings that large can it?