Is this hickory?

[cbst09]

 

[cbst09]

 

[Eman85]

Doesn't look like it, have a picture of the bark? Trim a small piece and burn it, if you crave barbecue when you smell the smoke it's hickory.

 

[cbst09]

Here is a pic of a piece with the bark.

 

[warbonnet]

Probably ash

 

[bigealta]

Diamond bark = Ash

 

[cbst09]

Probably ash

Thank you

 

[cbst09]

Diamond bark = Ash

Thank you, wasn't sure because some of the pics I've seen of Pignut Hickory had similar looking bark. Happy either way though because both are great burners.

 

[30WCF]

Whittle on a piece. If you get a Louisville Slugger, its Ash.

 

[ScottLewis]

I remember playing Little League baseball in Atlanta, years ago. On every baseball bat, it was burned into the wood, MADE WITH NORTHERN WHITE ASH.

What are they making bats from today?

 

[stoveliker]

Aluminum...

 

[kborndale]

MLB bats are mostly maple, followed by ash, and a small amount of players use birch.

 

[ScottLewis]

I'm surprised there's enough ash left to make bats. Maybe they rat-holed a bunch of ash several years ago when they realized the extent of the emerald ash borer crisis.

 

[30WCF]

We are loaded with ash here. Won’t always be. I cut about 6 down on my property this winter that had been showing signs of dying, and dropping limbs on the roof. But man, there seems to be a lot around.

 

[ScottLewis]

I have 48 acres. I only had 18 ash trees, but they all died 4 years ago.