Hickory?

[Woody Stover]

How about Cucumber?

No, it's not desirable for lumber, either.

 

[Andy S.]

OK, old thread but since this was the only time I've seen an ID thread end without consensus I'll revive it to say I've settled on Cucumber Magnolia. I threw a few splits in the fire pit this weekend and it lit right up and didn't hiss a bit. Only a low BTU wood could dry that quickly and since it split so easily that's two strikes against Black Gum which is supposed to be moderate or any of the nut trees since they'd be higher BTU.

 

[Rebelduckman]

I'm with woody! Black gum!

 

[CincyBurner]

Still say black gum too. Leaves second pic in post #32 much smaller than leaves of cucumber tree magnolia.
I have cucumber tree magnolia in back yard - leaves are larger (6" long) with margins that are entire but undulated.
New growth of twigs of cucumber tree are greenish (cv. with post of post #24).

 

[30cal]

Did anyone guess black cherry? That's what it is.

 

[Rebelduckman]

Nope I've cut a lot of black cherry and none of it resembled that

 

[30cal]

Ok. not even remotely..

 

[Rebelduckman]

Nope but I've been wrong before

 

[Nelson]

My first guess, after looking at the bark, was Black Cherry. Have quite a bit of it on my property (cutting some up right now). The one thing that made me think it wasn't was the color of the heartwood - usually it's a little more dark off the rip. But that scaled bark looks very much like Black Cherry and the leaves are damn close.

 

[Nelson]

Black Cherry leaves have a sharp tooth on them but the leaves in your first pic look like they may be young so the "teeth" may not be apparent yet?

 

[nrford]

it's not Cherry. I'm certain of that.