Wood ID Please
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Looks like Sassafras to me Mike. Do a search and you will find plenty of info on it. Super easy to split, burns hot, seasons kinda fast. Very light in weight, if its free, grab it and use as needed. No good for long burns.....
The wood seems pretty yellow to me. Is that a fresh cut/split? Is it brighter in person than it is in the pictures?
If so I vote mulberry or hedge, they are both almost a neon yellow color when fresh cut/split.
If so I vote mulberry or hedge, they are both almost a neon yellow color when fresh cut/split.
wood has no sweet smell....the base of the tree is large 36" in some cases. 4' sections are heavy as heck to hump onto my trailer. There is a S-load of this wood....like 30 cords of rounds and 4' log sections. I just dont want to be picking up junk wood as I have only space for 8 cords.
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The location of the wood is South Plainfield.....This guy clear cut a lot and has a boat load of wood. (40 cords left) If you want I can talk to him for you. I have been pulling 7k pound trailer loads via my 16ft landscape trailer. He also has some cherry mixed in and other hardwoods in the 12ft pile yet to be uncovered. Sections are 4' to 12' with rounds 6" to 36"+.
Let me know....
Let me know....
That looks like Black Locust to me. If you can have as much as you want, take all you can get. It is awesome wood for long,hot burns in the dead of winter.
lukem said:
I think you may be right, especially after looking at the picture he added later. Black Locust commonly grows "off-center" or "lopsided" growth rings like the round pictured.
Another vote for black locust. Great wood.
Be careful Mike, there's a bunch of us NNJ scroungers who'd love to jump into that wood pile with you.
What about cutting on site? Why hump the big sections - if you could cut them down?
40 more cords? How soon does the guy want it cleared and do you need some help?
PM me - I'd be in for it....
Be careful Mike, there's a bunch of us NNJ scroungers who'd love to jump into that wood pile with you.
What about cutting on site? Why hump the big sections - if you could cut them down?
40 more cords? How soon does the guy want it cleared and do you need some help?
PM me - I'd be in for it....
OK so if I cut and split the wood would I be able to sell it green lets say for 100 a cord this year? It is my dead season as a landscaper and need some other income for some $$$$. What price would you pay for a cord of locust green now?
I think it looks like mulberry, but I wouldn't be surprised if it is black locust. Either way it is some good stuff. Jump on it.
Not necessarily, the bark on mulberry varies alot based on the age of the tree and where on the tree the bark is located. That bark looks like it could easily come from a mulberry.free73degrees said:
I hate to say any internet photo ID is certain, but that sure looks like a lock for Black Locust. The deeply furrowed bark and yellow wood are both very typical of Black Locust.
I am going to see if I can find someone locally who can identify the wood for me. LOL I am even going to keep a split or two in my truck today and see if any tree guys are in my town during my travels. I wish I was around when the branches were not yet chipped. This would give me some more info, but I was not. I can say that most of the big logs don't have bark. The 4' x 12-16" sections are very heavy...like 250lbs or better. When I cut it it cuts like cherry....easy compared to oak. Splitting is fairly easy.
I did burn a small round yesterday. I thought I was crazy, but that round in my back of my stove burned for at least 6hrs. After that the coals hung around for another 2-3hrs. A blue flame was the only thing that came from the round toward the second half of the burn time. It was cool.....blue flames=hot as a mother trucker.
I did burn a small round yesterday. I thought I was crazy, but that round in my back of my stove burned for at least 6hrs. After that the coals hung around for another 2-3hrs. A blue flame was the only thing that came from the round toward the second half of the burn time. It was cool.....blue flames=hot as a mother trucker.
Who cares if it is black locust or mulberry, I am almost positive it is one of the two. Both are primo primo firewood.
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