Maple or Basswood?

[thewoodlands]

Can anyone tell if this is Maple or Basswood.

zap

 

[Wood Duck]

I am not real familiar with Basswood, because I have never spent time in forests where it was plentiful, but to my eye that log does not look like any species of maple.

 

[the_dude]

It doesn't look completely like a basswood either. Between the two choices, I would say basswood, but I'm not 100% confident.

 

[FLINT]

can't tell much from that picture. Though doesn't look like maple to me. not a good enough shot of the bark to see if it looks like basswood.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Closer Zap. Move closer for the picture. It might even help to cut one and split it so the fellas have pictures of bark and the split.

 

[thewoodlands]

Closer Zap. Move closer for the picture. It might even help to cut one and split it so the fellas have pictures of bark and the split.

I'll have to do that toward the middle of the week maybe Wednesday.

Zap

 

[the_dude]

If you can get a closer shot of the bark and a shot of a cut round, I will be able to tell whether or not it is basswood for sure. It could be, but basswood typically has a darker brown bark that what you got laying there. We have tons by me, and I have cut a lot of basswood. It is iteresting, as the bark can and does vary significantly from tree to tree. I thought I had a group of 6 or so small Aspens (light, smooth bark) accross from my driveway. When the leafed out, it prompted me to take a closer look at the bark and realized it was more silver than white, and the trees were indeed basswoods! Once they get older, the bark becomes foroughed and darker brown.

 

[ISeeDeadBTUs]

The surest test for Basswood is. . . .

1)Cut and burn
2)come back in 10 minutes
3)wood gone and no heat output?

Then yup!, it's prolly Basswood

 

[Backwoods Savage]

That does meet the test for bass for sure. lol