Day after christmas cleanup

[Joe13]

Since It was almost 50 and sunny, I spent Friday in the woods doing some work. Tree guys had dropped several trees when they installed the power at the new house. I was planning to leave it until next year, but it was too nice out. I C/S/S about 1/2 a cord before I got too tired. Looking for some wood ID too. I know the dead tree was most likely an ash, but I'm not sure on the other. Maple maybe? super wet and heavy. stringy when split.







Haven't gotten to this bad boy yet. Quite a big tree, i might have to split it in place then carry it to be stacked.


Closeup of the split i need Id


Pile of the ash all split

 

[Skier76]

Nice work! Ash got me through my first winter. Even not fully seasoned, it burned well.

 

[D8Chumley]

Looks like oak and possibly elm leaves on the ground, can you give a close up of the end grain?

 

[claydogg84]

The tree you're not sure about is soft maple.

 

[Jon_E]

First one is ash (as you've determined); second one is sugar or rock maple. From the bark, color and grain, it can't be anything else in Maine.

 

[Joe13]

Yea, I had a feeling it is a maple of some sort. I have both on my site. Its quite the Pain in the Buttt to process. All the wood I'm working now is for next year. Majority is ash, some red oak, some shagbark hickory that probably wont be ready. and this maple if I can get it squared away in time.