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Tree i.d. help im a rookie

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  1. Geoffrey Offenheiser

    Geoffrey Offenheiser

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    Having a hard time identifying this one. When split it had a slight red tint to it 20190110_160629.jpg 20190110_160738.jpg
     
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    Welcome to the forum Geoffrey.

    That surely looks like some kind of a white oak to me.
     
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    Welcome to the club Geoffrey Offenheiser :handshake:

    I wont speculate on the wood but if Backwoods Savage says white oak you can pretty much bet on it. If you hang around here you'll come to find he kinda knows what he's talking about. He's forgotten more about wood and wood burning than I'll ever learn :yes:
     
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    Good morning and welcome to FHC Geoffrey Offenheiser :salute:

    Turn that round you’ve sawn upright and take a picture of the entire end grain?

    Bark pics alone aren’t the easiest to ID a tree by in most cases.
     
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    Welcome to the club. Lots of good folks around here willing to share wisdom and humor.
    I'll second Backwoods Savage on white oak. There are several species that fall under the white oak family. A lot of them will get a reddish or pink tint when first cut and exposed to air. IMG_20180402_080118.jpg IMG_20180402_130224.jpg
    This is a 42-44" white oak that had been blown down about 2-3 years.
     
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    I was thinking red maple. Can you get a picture of a twig?
     
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    If the rounds have darker rays coming out from the center, then red maple. IMG_20170329_091746506_HDR.jpg
     
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    Thanks for the replies guys. Glad to have found this club. I was having a hard time between red maple and oak. Its probably been blown over for years. The wood is not super dense and heavy but is also very dry
     
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    The tree didnt have any small twigs or branches left on it to help identify.
     
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    Split one and smell it.... what’s it smell like?
     
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    I'd like to see the end grain, or a split. Sure looks like silver maple or possibly a large red maple to me.

    Oh, and welcome to the club, Geoffrey Offenheiser !
     
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    Chaz, Jan 28, 2019
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    I was thinking Silver maple too.... especially since he mentioned that it wasn’t super dense or heavy...
     
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    Yes, silver maple is indeed a possibility.
     
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    Another vote for silver maple.
     
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    I will cast a vote for maple. likely Silver Maple.
     
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    My eye first saw silver maple.

    White oak always throws me off because I've never actually aquired any of it.
     
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    Silver maple
     
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    I'm leaning towards silver maple
     
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