Know your end grain? Wood ID please

[wahoowad]

Could use a little help getting an ID on this split. I cut the end off with my bandsaw to get a clean look at the end grain.

 

[gzecc]

Impossible without more information

 

[aansorge]

Box Elder I believe.

 

[wahoowad]

Sorry, I meant to add this is in central Virginia.

 

[stoveliker]

Rather quick growing species...

 

[hickoryhoarder]

I'm no good at end grain. But my guess from the three photos is some type of maple. (Which would include box elder.)

 

[TheAardvark]

I agree some type of maple. Maybe red or box elder.

 

[patrickk222]

it almost kinda looks like wild black cherry . i've encountered a few with some big rings on it

 

[wahoowad]

it almost kinda looks like wild black cherry . i've encountered a few with some big rings on it

I cut the end off this split hoping it was cherry, but did not see the typical darker/cherry looking color. It did smell slightly sweet but guess that could also be from it being in the maple family. I looked up box elder and don’t really recall harvesting any wood from a tree like that, but doesn’t mean I didn’t get some without knowing it. But I 100% know I do have cherry mixed into my wood piles, but all of those are clearly cherry if I slice them open to check.

I was curious as I needed some wood for my smoker and initially grabbed this. But I didn’t use it as I was able to find some other cherry.

 

[BigJ273]

Certainly does look like maple

 

[patrickk222]

u would'nt happen to remember if there was bark on it and what it looked like would ya

 

[fbelec]

you could try burning it. if it's cherry it will smell nice if it is box elder it will smell like dog poop. smolder it with a propane torch

 

[fbelec]

looks like maple

 

[usernametaken]

With growth rings that big, my bet is on Black Locust.

 

[awicherr]

Looks like BTU's 🤷‍♂️

 

[Jags]

I am also going with the maple family.

 

[KindredSpiritzz]

Box Elder I believe.

naaaa, thats not box elder

 

[Simonkenton]

Locust.