Another "help me identify this tree" post...

So I was out scouting and came across several of these trees, a few of which were down that I plan on cutting for firewood but they wouldn't make very good pictures for identifying them. They seem to be growing in clusters with saplings growing all around the larger ones. Very big trees, very thick blunt like branches and in one of the pictures you can see the "seeds" or whatever still attached to the branches (very middle of the picture) and in another the saplings growing around it. Any idea on what these are?

Thanks again

 

kinda looks (and grows) like tree of heaven, aka sumac

 

^^^^agree with Felter.

 

Ailanthus a.k.a. Tree of Heaven. One step above willow. At least Ailanthus will dry out and can be burnt.

 

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Yup, that's what it is. Burns fast.

 

Ailanthus/Tree of heaven. When you cut them down you'll want to treat the stumps with herbicide to kill them. Even with treatment you'll get lots of suckers all over the place. Ailanthus are hard to kill.

 

Thanks for all the replies. I thought it was too good to be true to have a grove of these things sprouting up...

At least I know not to waste my time with the 2 big trees that fell and are laying kind of in a difficult spot to get to. There's plenty of Black Locust and Honey Locust already standing dead or fell over along with a few Ash, Maple and Hackberry already down. When I go back up to that area this weekend I'll be sure to stomp all of those little saplings into the ground.

 

Another tree I've never heard of. Thanks for the lesson.

 

None of them around here. Locust for cold temps. Burn the other stuff during shoulder season.

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