I think its some type of oak. Top is coming in real thin this year and a bit of rot is starting right at the soil. Its coming down after family breakfast. Off to a late start...
Looks like it coal http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/qupr2.htm Dont forget the camera after breakfast
Looks like Loon nailed it (chestnut oak)....I haven't seen any oak like that. Probably have but didn't notice it or pay attention to it.
Yeah it was sopping wet. Sqeaked out a cord from that tree. There is a couple pieces left that i gotta get the hydrolic splitter out for. This is the last of a four cord order for an old man that has taken me two months to put together due to newborn in the house. He said he might have to bite into this year if we have another winter like last. Trying to hold out for next year tho. I tell him to sit on it another year after that but still split small cuz i know he likely wont.
Man that was a heavy load. Truck really felt it. On top of being dripping wet, 101 rings were counted. Noter question: being these trees bark is so thick, it there anything i can do to get bark to fall off at some point before i stack it? I have identified more of this type and would preffer bark not take up space in my stacks if there is something easy to do. I kno locust i can leave it in rounds for a few months and the bark will come off when splitting. Thanks guys.
I have Chesnut Oak that has been in stacks for 3 yrs and the bark is still attached. I burn lots of this Oak the bark is good wood it would be a lot of work to remove.
