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Identify this wood please

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by CaptainNemo, Feb 6, 2019.

  1. Barcroftb

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    X2. Getting a distinct pine vibe from what's visible of the bark through all the moss. End grain does look a little like elm but the cross grain doesn't look right for elm. My guess is it'll burn better than snowballs though:D
     
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    :yes:

    :rofl: :lol:
     
  3. stuckinthemuck

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    Could also be tamarack or larch... a deciduous conifer...
     
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    Welcome to the forum Captain! Good to see another Michigander on the forum.

    Really can't tell much by the pictures so will bow out of this one.
     
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    This one sure is confusing. Looking at the splits I want to say its a conifer of some sort. That bark pic is tough with all the moss on it. How about a pic of the tree itself?
     
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    I initially thought black locust until I saw the bark. I think it could be larch.
     
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    Hey, CaptainNemo can you have your friend snap a picture of the tree from which this firewood fell? That would likely help immensely. Also, having something in the picture that could serve as a size reference to determine growth ring size would also help... until then, it’s a mystery!!!:sherlock:
     
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    Hard to tell with the moss on the bark, but I'll guess red elm
     
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  10. Hinerman

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    x3 on pine
     
  11. CaptainNemo

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    Thanks for all the input people. This stuff is extremely difficult to split so I'm thinking its elm. I'd take a picture of the guys tree to verify more but with this storm we're experiencing in western michigan I'm not going out much the rest of this week.
     
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    Could be slippery/red elm..............splits easily with a Fiskars and is not stringy like the other elms...............is that hand split???

    Bark is wrong for BL and OSAGE.
     
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