I'm thinking it has got to be lacebark Elm. The only other choice is Sycamore, and I don't think that's what it us.
Never heard of lacebark elm but it does look like elm. Certainly not sycamore and not red maple either.
Every time you post SS, I have to stop and grin at the guy in your vid. I can't decide if he's swinging a chainsaw or a smoking maul.
I had some pics of what elm and sweet gum looks like when a hydro splitter does it, But when AS got hacked I lost about all the old pics I had. It is some pretty ugly wood when splitted. matter of fact we had an ugly wood contest.lolElm will burn pretty good,especially red elm. sweet gum rots really easy, it needs to be store in the dry and it will still mold and turn black. I used gum most of a winter one time, it was a year old and burned fast and stunk like mold. A lot of the wood I burn't this year was red elm. it was 3 years old. it did really good, not as well as red oak but it was free and I took it.
Dennis, it's actually called Chinese Lacebark Elm. Must have been planted by the state or the developer when the road was put in. They are good shade trees. I feel confident it is some sort of Elm being you think it is. Just my luck. Now I have to go to TSC and get a Huskee 22ton splitter. Yeah, I'm saving money by burning wood.
Don't feel bad I just purposely cut down a sweet gum. It was a eyesore in the backyard and I hated those spikey balls. Hopefully I can get the splitter project rolling. Ordered the pump last night.
