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Big freebie stack, help a newb ID and tell me what to get!

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  1. chunez

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    Big freebie load came in today. I want to find some hickory for smoking and good BTU hardwood. Real bad at tree ID but getting better. What ones am I going after? Is the one I cut into with yellow chips Osage orange?
     

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  2. Eric Wanderweg

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    Get these two, yesterday if possible ;) :
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    This about puts me at my quota for free ID's this week. Somebody else can point out the pine and whatever else is there :)
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    My 2 brain cells are fighting today, so I’ll defer to the experts. I would leave behind crotch pieces of any species.
     
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    I'd get as much as possible, regardless of what it is, unless you have at least 3 years already split and stacked at home.
     
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    If it's free, it's for me. Excellent score, and welcome aboard.
    Big stumps and the crotch pieces are annoying, but I take them anyway. Hope to see more of you around these parts.
     
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    Along with that silver maple you also have some red maple.
     
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    Thanks guys! Loaded up on the honey locust and only got two rounds of the mulberry. I like to rip the crotches to see if they look cool. Pretty sure this one is cherry. Please correct me if I’m wrong because I got a bunch of it stacked:
     

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    Looks like cherry to me
     
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    The stump looks like black locust. Where’d that go?
    Welcome to the forum.
     
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    Dont think its osage as we dont have it in Connecticut. There is a chance that could be osage, but at that size mulberry has a similar bark. As Eric Wanderweg pointed out get that honey locust and mulberry.
    I also see silver maple and ash in the mix.
    Welcome to the FHC :handshake:
     
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    Great mix of wood. I would grab it all, but I for one, love crotches in my stacks.
     
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    Sweet, most of my guesses were correct! :D
    Sweet pile!
     
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    Yup. What he said.
     
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    Nice score and a good variety
     
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    Man they keep bringing more in! Anything exotic here? Neighbor wants a slab for an outdoor table
     

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    Strike while the iron is hot. Get your three year plan started and grab everything you can.
     
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    Hey chunez Welcome to the Forum, enjoyed the pictures. Got a lot of good firewood there!
     
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    Welcome to the FHC :handshake:
    Without knowing how far ahead you are, are you on the three-year plan yet? What your burning it in and how much room ya have…

    I say take it all split it and stack it.:D
     
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