Wood ID Help - Southern CT

[Mryank9]

Splitting up this tree that fell during a recent storm. No leaves or other ways to identify it, seems like a hard wood. Any ideas?

 

[Sully1515]

Splitting up this tree that fell during a recent storm. No leaves or other ways to identify it, seems like a hard wood. Any ideas?

To me, this looks like Oak, however, I could be wrong.

 

[kestrel]

Looks like white oak to me.

 

[Woodsplitter67]

Oak.. hard to tell if the bark is peeling.. if it is its white

 

[My_3_Girls]

Looks like Ash to me

 

[gzecc]

Also looks like ash to me. Think of a baseball bat!

 

[Sully1515]

Very interesting as it could be Ash. What about the grain? To me, the grain of the wood looks to be Oak....again, just an observation. I'm definitely curious!

 

[Mryank9]

Here are a few more pics of the bark and grain. Very pretty grain!

 

[saewoody]

How’s it smell?


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[BenTN]

Those splits do look alot like ash.

 

[CincyBurner]

I'm in with the ash crowd.
* Can you check the branch/ twig arrangement ? If opposite, quite possibly ash.
* Also, check for borer holes in bark, if D-shaped exit holes (EAB) = ash.

 

[fespo]

Im going with 100% ash

 

[FaithfulWoodsman]

No rays in the end grain or ray flecks in side grain, so it doesnt look like oak to me. X bark, holes in bark, end profile and very noticeable pith hole says ash to me. Either way, nice stash.

 

[Mryank9]

Yup! I'm going to go with Ash as well. After looking more at pics on Google, plus seeing the holes and the "squiggly" lines under the bark - definitely Ash borer damage. Thanks for the help everyone!

 

[Brian26]

Yup! I'm going to go with Ash as well. After looking more at pics on Google, plus seeing the holes and the "squiggly" lines under the bark - definitely Ash borer damage. Thanks for the help everyone!

Looks like it might be green ash as I have 2 that have identical bark. Where did you get the wood? I have 2 in my yard that I have been treating with pesticide for the Emerald Ash Borer for the last 3 years. The borer was confirmed in the New Haven area a few years ago. About a 1/4 of the tree is dying and there were some signs of them on my trees so they are probably going to come down soon.

 

[nrford]

It is ASH

 

[Paulywalnut]

It's ash. The little B.B. Size hole right in the exact middle of the round is the give away. Better than oak to me. No waiting 3 or 4 years to burn