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A splitting we will go...I need a tree ID..a splitting we will go.

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  1. schlot

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    Started on splitting a pile of locust and found three rounds like this. Not sure what I have here. It was heavy wood so I put in with the locust pile for 16-17. Any idea what I have?


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    Pin oak
    Black oak

    round on its side looks like red oak.....
     
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  3. Rains

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    Cottonwood
     
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    Whats the smell like?
     
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  5. schlot

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    Thanks guys. I forgot the sniff test. Dont think its nasty cottonwood. Split too much of that to forget what that is :)
     
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    Ok second guess elm or poplar.
     
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    That sorta reminds me of an Ash that I split up (the red isnt right though). Does it smell like old whiskey barrels when you split it up?
     
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    Kinda of what I was thinking.... Green Ash I believe. But smelling wood is always good...;).... Especially In Pub Lic (in Ron Wrights voice) :rofl: :lol:
     
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    Sinngetreu, schlot and My IS heats my home like this.
  9. My IS heats my home

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    +1 on the green ash. Def not oak
     
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    Not sure about the green ash call. The heartwood should be more distinct, reddish brown. I'm "stumped"! Get it? :rofl: :lol::D
     
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    Im sticking with red oak. The bark is correct in the one picture along with the heart. Do the 3 rounds look alike?
     
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  12. schlot

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    Yes they are all the same.
     
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    That looks like wild cherry to me. Some does not have the real orange heatwood.
     
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    Red oak. It would weigh noticeably more than ash too.
     
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    Never seen Red Oak with such wide growth rings or heartwood like that.
    Some kind of softwood?
     
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    a fresh end cut would tell you if it's red oak
     
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    Now that you mention it, the bark doesn't look like oak either.
     
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    Does it smell like dog chit? If so I say red oak.
     
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    there are more rings in between those dark bands - probably some staining from sitting in rounds
     
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    Hey, I resent that...:rofl: :lol:... I love the smell of Red Oak....:D
     
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