I thought I knew

So when these logs got dropped off I thought for sure they were sugar maple. Now that I’m cutting it, I’m having doubts. Doesn’t feel too dense. What do you all think?

 

First pic looks like sugar based on bark and wood inside. Second pic left me in doubt?

 

Does look Maple-ish...silver maybe?

 

I agree that first pic looks like sugar bark and wood and 2nd is ?
Old Red Maple can have bark like that as well as Silver.
Been ages since I cut Silver Maple, but I cut down and old Red Maple yesterday and was surprised at how hard the wood was compared to other Red Maple I have cut. Probably depends on what kind of life it’s had and size of rings.

 

I would also add I have had a log dropped off that I thought was red oak until I cut it up. It was 50’ of Blackgum. What a nightmare splitting that crap.

 

Ive noticed the same around here.

 

Same here. The second could be red, Norway, or silver.

 

Strong dislike on that! And at quick glance, it’s easy to get them mixed up

 

It’s definitely not silver. I cut plenty of that

 

Exactly!

 

First pic sugar
2nd is old red maple my guess

 

That's probably correct.