Red Oak right?

[rudysmallfry]

I just want to confirm my latest score is Red Oak. It splits like butter, so nice straight grain. Honestly it boggles my mind how anyone could kill a perfectly healthy oak tree. The house in question is close to a flood zone. You would think they would want a tree with a good root system to soak up the excess moisture, block the hot sun and act as a wind & sound barrier, but that's just me. Regardless, free wood for me and easy splitting.

 

[bigealta]

I'm gonna guess cherry.

 

[rudysmallfry]

I would be sooo happy if that is Cherry. I love burning Cherry. It burns so hot.

 

[Eman85]

Doesn't look like red oak and if you can't smell the winey fragrance it's not red oak.

 

[Turbo89]

I agree, doesn’t look like red oak to me. Maybe cherry, but the lichen spots are throwing me off.

Do you have any more pics of the bark?

 

[Mutineer]

The weight of the splits would be the clue for me to look at, plus I love red oak and split and burn lots of it so I can tell by smell 100% of the time.