Yet another one I have no clue what it is. The bark was a reddish brown, the wood was very white, and it just popped apart when splitting. It was very light so I'm thinking not going to be the best heat producer. Any ideas?
Pretty sure its basswood. Color, weight and ease of splitting are a match for it. Dries to feather light in six months. Popular to split into kindling as it lights up easily.
I certainly have no experience to disagree with either of those. But, this is what I find when googling those trees. Eastern hemlock is unusual in MN outside of the Lake Superior area. I'm in Southern MN. Basswood doesn't seem to have reddish bark. It doesn't come across in the pic, but the bark was really read.
The little bark scrap on his splitter looks just like basswood based on my experience which isn't a whole lot.
Sounds like basswood. Would you take any softwoods ie hemlock given the chance? Around here softwoods are frowned upon by most burners with the abundance of hardwoods available.
No, I wouldn't knowingly take soft wood. Frowned on here as well. The plan on using it for heat was scrapped as soon as I started splitting it. When I scrounged it it was at a new home site in the woods. I was told all the wood was mostly oak or maple. Unfortunately I have absolutely no clue about wood species without leaves to go by. As soon as I started splitting it I knew it was not a hard wood and I wouldn't want to use it for heat. I'll set it aside on it's own and use it for outdoor backyard fires. Being on the lake we have no shortage of guests that come over and like to do outdoor fires. Live and learn. I 'll need to take more care on what the wood is before I scrounge it.
Like I said it makes great kindling. Hang around here for a bit and get an education. I thought I knew a lot about wood and trees and have learned so much as a member of this site. Wonderful group of folks that I'm proud to be a member of.
Hey MHL68 does the wood have any aroma? Hemlock does have a smell to it and IIRC basswood doesnt. The nose knows!
