This guy is selling this as oak, but I've been told it might be cedar. Any input? Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk
Welcome to FHC tim24 I say neither- especially if you’re able to pick up that split in the bottom pic... Cedar would smell great, oak wood smell great to some or like pukey horse dung to others. How much the dude asking?
It's all supposedly from the same tree. Unfortunately I did not see where it was cut down, so I didn't see any other clues. I will be burning in my indoor fireplace. I live in socal, so I'm not concerned about btu's, more concerned about what I'm burning in my fireplace. Thanks for the input! Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk
Not cedar and doesn't look like oak. Looks a little bit like poplar but the pieces in the last pics with the yellow showing from bark that has been scraped off doesn't look like anything that grows around here that I am or should be familiar with. Doesn't look like terribly high BTU wood but I'm hoping I'm way wrong.
The pie shaped pieces almost look like poplar along with that piece on the bottom left in first pic. Best I can guess is Ash on 2nd pic, Tough ID
Looks like Arizona Ash to me. Arizona Ash - Tree Foundation of Kern: About the Tree Foundation of Kern
Maybe the guy actually knows what he is talking about and it is oak. Every once in a while, I like to give people the benefit of the doubt... the stuff you have in SoCal is much different than what we have back east... if the tree was alive when it was taken down, he should be able to identify the leaves that were on it.. an oak that large certainly would have dropped acorns on the ground.. how heavy are the pieces? if you can get a hold of a moisture meter, it would help you determine what percentage of the weight is water and how much is wood. here is a reference to native CA oak trees.. California Native Oaks let us know what you find out... Regardless, I agree that you should get all you can... welcome to FHC tim24 !!!!!
Great, thanks for the info. Unfortunately the wood was moved, and I did not see where was cut down. For a tree that was cut down two months ago, I think it is splitting too easy to be Oak. I guess that supports the ash theory. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk
First pic is most definitely a selection of cheeses, second one is white Ash, but from a section near the root base giving it the wavy grain.
Welcome to the forum, tim24 ! Top pic is hard to say, not a very good pic but that split on top has a grain that looks like oak. Sure looks like ash to me in the 2nd and third pic. the tan and light grey areas are how they look when the EAB hits them. Up close ash and oak wood and grain look quite similar. Woodturners. Lets see those woodturnering projects (the left side of the ash tree is damp from rain giving it a little more yellow color. you can see the EAB holes
