What is this?

[PA. Woodsman]

I'm still leaning towards Dogwood...very hard wood, throws great heat.

 

[Stinkpickle]

Ironwood sample...

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[KindredSpiritzz]

I would guess silver maple and apparently i'd be very wrong.

 

[Dix]

My first thought was cedar but seeing your location .... cherry.

Love that firewood. Wish I had more.

 

[Wood Duck]

I don't think it is oak, cherry, pine, maple or walnut. Unfortunately I don't know what it is - I will guess Black Gum.

 

[Jay106n]

The bark looks like a match. But the rings from the cut do not.

Ironwood sample...

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[claydogg84]

I'm still leaning towards Dogwood...very hard wood, throws great heat.

Aren't dogwoods smaller, ornamental trees? I've only seen one in person - it was about 6" in diameter, maybe less. This isn't Cherry, regardless of how many people say so. Split the big round and snap a picture. Or even better - Saw a slice off the end of the round and then snap a picture.

 

[Applesister]

I think it looks like an ornamental pear with a bad case of fire blight.
A sick fruitwood of some sort. The brown staining is Abby normal.
Ironwood does not have a dark center.

 

[PA. Woodsman]

Ironwood sample...

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The bark "scales" on this are very uniform, the ones on the pictures of his are not as neat and orderly, although it does resemble it!

 

[PA. Woodsman]

Aren't dogwoods smaller, ornamental trees? I've only seen one in person - it was about 6" in diameter, maybe less.

Dogwoods can get as big as what he has and bigger. I still think that's what it could be, I wish he could take it to someone close to him who is knowledgable in wood identifying so we can get a definitive answer!

 

[Applesister]

It would be kind of interesting if it was Dogwood. What about Wood database?

 

[Applesister]

I cant do a link, I'm not that smart. This is from Wood database
Dogwood
Color appearance
"Most boards and blanks are composed primarily of sapwood rather than heartwood. Narrow heartwood is a reddish brown wide sapwood is cream to pale pinkish in color.
Grain/texture: Grain is interlocked, with a fine, uniform texture.
No odor characteristic."

So the description fits.

 

[Applesister]

Also 51 lbs ft3 heavy and hard to split.

 

[Rebelduckman]

Persimmon?

 

[Jay106n]

I finally got around to taking a slice out of the log. Here are the pics.

 

[claydogg84]

It's Oak..

 

[johneh]

It's Oak..

X2

 

[Jags]

Yep, Oak.

 

[Ncountry]

Maple, probably hard Maple.

 

[paul bunion]

Your pieces are kind of beat up but do you think it looks similar to this?

 

[sportbikerider78]

Looks exactly like the apple I took down 3 weeks ago.

I couldn't split it to save my life.

 

[Jay106n]

The bark has a red hue to it, even the smaller pieces which were not beat up. It's all split and stacked at this point, I think I can take a bark picture of one of the splits.

I thought Oak was pretty easy to split, why were these rounds so rock solid?

 

[claydogg84]

It's Oak, all the guessing can stop. The Medullary Rays are visible not only on the end piece, but also in the fresh split pieces. I split everything with a splitter so everything sorta splits easy for me.

 

[Applesister]

Jay I can say this with lots of Dutch courage, cause I just downed another shot of whiskey. It is NOT Oak.
The description of dogwood fits your pics exactly, just not sure what it is.
Yes you can see ray flecks, lots of them. Rays are wood cells that run perpendicular to the length of the tree. They transport nutrients and water like our blood vessels.

 

[Applesister]

In Oak trees they are strapped together in bundles like electrical wire so they are very visible to the naked eye.
Its good you documented the pics of the tree. I would find a local forester who can tell you what you have.