My immediate reaction upon seeing the bark in the first pic was Burr Oak. Our black gum around here does not have bark that thick, although, the bark is thick and unique. We don't have Burr Oak here but I have seen pics of it many times. The bark in your pic is uber thick, like I have seen Burr Oak have.
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It is difficult to split! The wood seems to twist around itself similar to the colors in a peppermint stick. I've read a number of threads related to how it burns and it is medium hardwood. Thankfully I didn't have to go far to get it and hopefully my splitter can handle the additional load.
Yeah, your split pic threw me off...was expecting something more like this (BTW, bark pic here is very similar to what I see.)
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