Picked up a haul of wood two weeks ago and just got to splitting it. I was told there was some ash, cherry and there shouldn't be any softwoods. I'm definitely a beginner, but can easily recognize the ash. I don't know what this yellow-ish wood is. Upon searching the internet, I'm thinking this is hemlock or sumac. I really don't know. Tree is from southeastern PA if that helps. Rounds were already bucked when I picked them up, so no idea on leaves/needles. In the pics, it's the 4 yellowish rounds on the right. In the splits pic, it's the rounds that are very yellow. They split very easily.
Yellow wood around here means Osage or Mulberry. How heavy is it? Osage a little heavier than Mulberry but not much. Dead Osage dulls a saw quick. Any close ups of bark? I'd lean towards Mulberry as Osage doesn't rot too much. Tree of heaven{Ailanthus altissima } is a paler yellow but you would have commented on the smell when you split it!
I was thinking black locust at first but normally will not see a hollow center and can be hard to split. Now, I'm thinking mulberry. It can be yellow and splits easy.
Not sure on weight. It's been raining pretty heavy past few days so all my rounds are heavy. here's some more pictures. In first pic, rounds in question are on the bottom.
Black locust and I base that on the second picture in the second set, that seems to show some bark on the upper left of the round. No matter black locust, mulberry or hedge, you are talking about the 3 top dogs in BTU's.
That pretty much seals the deal to Mulberry. Not great for a fireplace as it does like to pop but gives some great heat.
When the locust starts to rot here it generally gets like balsa wood on the inside and holds water like a sponge for a long time. Mulberry normally rots hollow like what is shown. No expert obviously, but that throws red flags from my experience.
I'm guessing Mulberry. Not Honey Locust, that's Salmon colored. Mulberry will turn a cinnamon brown once it starts drying
After closer review of the second picture in the second group of pictures, I'm sticking with black locust. Dat ain't mulberry bark on da left side of dat round.
I'm thinking black locust too......it does resemble mulberry, but I'm on the locust wagon... One way ro test it is to take a small sliver of it, make it smolder. Locust smoke stinks, mulberry smells kinda sugary......
Black Locust, and one of the most insanely long & hot burning species out there. Surreal how it performs in the stove! Good find. Jim
It very well could be Black Locust, but I'm not seeing the white cambium layer in those pics, and all the Black Locust I've gotten has it and a greenish hue to it when split. I still believe it's Mulberry. Either way, awesome firewood, and I get some every year
