Any ideas what this is? Got this yesterday. Was dead, down, but off the ground. Split good, just a little stringy. MC was 12% - 17% after splitting, highest piece I found was at 18.6%. Burned some last night and it burned well and seemed to burn pretty hot. Just curious myself. Wondering if anyone can ID with no bark and no leaves.
Elm or Ash grain looks ashy to me but the outside looks like elm. Was looking for the tell tale signs of EAB or elm beetles.
I believe that is Slippery Elm, aka Red Elm. That pie slice is pretty common in it & a pretty good identifier. From the coloring in pictures it looks like it also. It’s good stuff.
If I burn 100% elm for 3-4 days in a row, I have to let the stove go out to remove the clinkers. If I mix a little elm with oak cherry etc I don’t get any clinkers. weird
Based on my experience I'd say sugar maple. Don't often see it dead barkless (usually gets punky with the bark on and dead) That single big check and split grain are the IDers IMO. Almost no experience with dead elm as the others have said so just an educated guess on my part. Either way its a great find that's ready to burn.
I have never understood when folks say they always get clinkers from burning elm. I've burned a lot of elm for many years and love it but I do not ever remember clinkers in the stove.
It happens to me alot more with the bark on. Sometimes the clinkers are hard chunks and sometimes just big clumps of ashes stuck together that break up easily. One elm species always gives me more than others I think its Siberian but Im not positive. I havent burnt alot of elm lately.
