Hi All - I cut about half a truckload of this wood on the way home from work in the National Forest. I’ve cut it before but don’t know what it is. Any help would be appreciated.
No idea. But, a location might help the knowledgeable folks help. Sent from my LML212VL using Tapatalk
I’d say maple too. The thick, smooth bark with the brown center reminds me of some sort of young red maple. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I would say maple. My first impression was a young silver maple, but possibly a red maple too. Were there any leaves on it red oak ?
The tree had been cut some time ago and the leaves were pretty withered. Most on here are saying maple. I knew it was a wood I used to cut in Pennsylvania but in thinking about it beech has a much smoother bark I believe. My former father in law burned a lot of beech and sugar maple and swore by those woods. Thanks all for the feedback!
With the majority here...Soft maple. Not too bad, splits well, dries fast, burns alright. Some nice straight dry pieces can be split up for kindling. I always set those kind aside when I load my woodbin.
Red or silver maple imo . What I do to ID maple trees after leaf drop is look at the branches . Ash and maple will have directly opposite branches where as oaks , beech , nut trees , ect....have staggered branches from the main branch . I’ve been fooled marking maples by young red oaks , the bark looks very similar to young sugar maples . Look up at the branches and then it’s easy it ID . Another tip on tree ID , sugar maples don’t like their feet wet and if you find beech trees there’s a good chance some sugars are close by .
Soft maple for sure. We have lots of it here (some call it red maple). Even though it does not rank too high on the btu charts, it is great firewood. Unlike some woods, this maple will give you lots of good coals. Sometimes even you have to be careful lest you get too many coals in the stove and have to take measures to get that burned down. Soft maple also give you some of the best kindling wood you can find. It splits super easy. It lights off quickly. It burns hot. What more could one ask when starting a fire in a cold stove?
