There are two different "chestnut oaks" the swamp chestnut is a white oak - not what you have Chestnut oak a red oak - bark is usually a bit more furrowed but could be candidate I'd throw out the monkey wrench on Shumard Oak?
That's what this place is all about - never be afraid to throw your 2cents in Bark ID's are the hardest of all - especially as you see with narrowing down an oak species off a log load. It's a fun game, I think we learn or relearn something everytime one gets posted
Yeah that wood came from somewhere around here within 60 miles. I'll be posting more pics as I start splitting this stuff up, even if I can tell it's oak, I would still like to know what type
I know exactly what that is. That's Osageashoak. It's a hybrid tree started by firewood companies that wanted to produce the perfect firewood. It's Osage Orange on the outside, Ash in the mid layers with a Red Oak center. BTU's is off the charts.
Also, the splits light with one match, makes heat for 36-72 hours and it produces little to no ash when burnt
That's Eastern Black Oak. The yellow pigment under the bark is the giveaway. My uncle used to call it "Yellow Oak." Although that one has a bigger sapwood ring than I'm used to seeing. It's super firewood. There are a thousand BTU charts out there. But, I've seen a few with Black Oak on the top.
rayvil is the winner Quercus velutina, the eastern black oak or more commonly known as simply black oak, is a species in the red oak (Quercus sect. Lobatae) group of oaks. It is widespread in eastern and central North America, found in all the coastal states from Maine to Texas, inland as far as Ontario, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and eastern Texas.[2] Quercus velutina was previously known as yellow oak due to the yellow pigment in its inner bark, however nowadays this name is usually reserved for Chinkapin oak.[3] It is a close relative of the western black oak (Quercus kelloggii) found in western North America.
Except it's 5 attaboys are needed to wipe out one "o chit". They are definitely not a 1 to 1 worth ratio.
I will spend that wisely. =) By the way, the 5:1 ration of attaboys to ohchits is for the workplace. With the wife the ratio is much higher...40 or 50 to 1 at least. =)
If you go here, they have a map of where it is native. Quercus velutina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
