Which Elm is this?

Just cut a small elm that's been on my to get list. I'm not sure which kind it is. I got 14 nice size pieces out of it given it was a smaller tree, really straight too. Any help is appreciated.

 

Split one & you'll know more, but my guess is Chinese or pizz Elm. Usually pretty stringy.

 

My guess would be American red elm.

 

Not Chinese Elm it has a way different bark. So either American Elm or Siberian Elm.

 

Not Siberian...it would be darker wood like this...

 

Yep I agree the Siberian Elm I have cut is dark like your pics.

 

It's not Siberian or American Elm. The bark is way off.... It also doesn't help that there are maple and ash leaves in the pic surrounding it.

 

YOUR elm, Moparguy !

burn it up once it's ready and enjoy the heat.

 

If you plan on splitting by hand. Slice it into cookies first

 

second pic almost looks like Hophornbeam

 

Bark looks like pizz Elm. Red Elm has fatter bark.

Good that you can use a splitter, it's a nightmare with a maul

 

So it's possible I could have misidentified the tree species completely . I assumed it was just some type of elm. I hope it's ironwood. I researched something called silverbell... Anyone ever heard of it?

 

No sir. But that split piece sure looks stringy like Elm

 

I haven't split any of them yet?

 

That was wood's pics sorry.
You will know if it's Elm on the first split

 

I don't know about in TN, but if that tree was in western Illinois I could tell you, it is not Red Elm as the bark is way off for any of our elms and Red Elm is a warm, rich red from edge to edge. American (White) elm is light colored wood with a sometimes slightly DARKER heart. Siberian is a brighter red in the heart than Red Elm if cut when the sap is up. Chinese elm is junk up here and not cut for firewood period. The growth rings in your pic are close together, only something Red Elm would have here, again it's not a Red Elm.

With the distinctive bark and lighter heartwood, I would think someone from that area will know it right away.

 

Thanks, anyway you can share a picture of red elm for future reference? It would help alot .

 

I don't think that's ironwood . The bark is not right for that to be the case.

Now, the bark looks like the elm I got from the tree service freebies last winter.


If that's the kind of wood it is, then you'll like how it burns. I've burned a few uglies this winter from that stuff I processed last year. It's good stuff.

Firewood elm

 

Here's another picture...the one earlier was the stump... couldn't cut back anything further without hitting dirt and rock underneath.