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All-Purpose OWF Discussions => Fire Wood => Topic started by: Trint on February 21, 2013, 08:03:34 PM

Title: What is it?
Post by: Trint on February 21, 2013, 08:03:34 PM: For you tree experts what kind of wood is this, not to hard makes alot of fine ash when it burns, and dust when its cut. Most of the tops I have to cut is this stuff, just wondering what it is wish it burned longer :(.

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Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: willieG on February 21, 2013, 08:09:35 PM: no tree expert for sure...it could be dogwood? first guess anyhow ^-^

sycamore, second guess :-\

and it looks punky
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: Trint on February 21, 2013, 08:17:18 PM: Northern Ohio if that helps anyone. On the bright side have found some oak and ash mixed with it.
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: MD20/20 on February 21, 2013, 08:49:20 PM: Maybe a wild cherry about 25% rotten???
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Post by: Scott7m on February 21, 2013, 08:51:30 PM: I agree with md20/20

Def not sycamore
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: RSI on February 21, 2013, 08:59:52 PM: Poplar / Aspen?
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: willieG on February 22, 2013, 03:22:27 AM: Quote from: MD20/20 on February 21, 2013, 08:49:20 PM
Maybe a wild cherry about 25% rotten???

i think you are right MD

(i dont see any of that in my bush but i have seen some in a bush a few miles away)
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: MattyNH on February 22, 2013, 03:42:07 AM: Cherry wood!..Mostly rotted though
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: Guru on February 22, 2013, 05:16:39 AM: Its cherry wood. I've got it all over my property and I live in Michigan. Burns great after a year of curing. I also make furnature out of it.
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Post by: Michael on February 22, 2013, 02:22:19 PM: It looks like what we call wild or Black Cherry. Great for for smoking chicken or pork like apple.
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: tree climber on February 22, 2013, 02:40:20 PM: cherry some of if probley has wax running out of it
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: Trint on February 22, 2013, 05:00:16 PM: Doesn't look like the other cherry I've cut, lighter and lacks the red tint, but could be. Would tops from logging 3 years ago deteriorate that much, if its cherry?
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: RSI on February 22, 2013, 06:24:47 PM: what about sugar maple?
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: Drivebymashing on February 22, 2013, 09:06:35 PM: Deff not dogwood i wouldnt think.Doesnt look like the cherry in North carolina.Im stumped on this one ha ha stumped....wood trees....
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: HandyMark on February 22, 2013, 09:47:49 PM: Looks like cherry to me. Yes three year old cherry tops would have some rot. The heart of a big log would still be good but the small stuff can go quick.
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: ghitch75 on February 23, 2013, 02:35:55 PM: cherry
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Post by: Ohiowood on February 24, 2013, 08:53:49 AM: Cherry, have a bunch around here.
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: Jack72 on February 25, 2013, 07:10:37 PM: I agree the bark definitely looks like cherry

Jack
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: Homerglide on February 26, 2013, 02:11:53 PM: Of the dozens of cherries on my land, none has a light colored bark. The cherries I know have a scaly bark "without" large smooth patches. To my eye that stuff appears to be poplar or aspen. There are dozens of those here too.
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: Roger2561 on February 26, 2013, 02:19:14 PM: Here in NH it's known as "firewood".

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

Roger
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Post by: 12valve on March 14, 2013, 08:57:50 AM: Cherry without a doubt.
Title: Re: What is it?
Post by: Trint on March 14, 2013, 11:03:12 AM: Found some larger logs today that have more of a cherry center so it very well could be. That stuff decays fast it thats the case, the ash and oak around it are still in great shape if only there was more of it.