Wood ID

[ckitch]

Been cutting mostly ash but came across allot of this mixed in with the ash, maple and Poplar. Smooth bark and as heavy as ash but very wet. tree was alive when cut. Thanks

 

[Osagebndr]

Can't tell if that's got a pinkish color , but if its white I want to say aspen. Pinkish / red then beech.

 

[ckitch]

Dang that's what I was afraid of cut about a cord of it very white inside. Was hoping it was some other kind of maple oh well it's already processed, it'll burn.

 

[Osagebndr]

It may well be maple . That was also a possible as it is dark in the middle and the smaller trees have a smooth bark

 

[webby3650]

Those growth rings are pretty tight. It has to be a pretty hard wood with rings like that. The bark sure looks like Beech to me. Can you get some more pics of the wood and the bark?

 

[Paulywalnut]

Zoomed up. Pretty sure it's grey beech. Great stuff. Hard to explain but my beech stacks are always very slippery and have actually slid sideways not really falling over. Must be the bark.

 

[firefighterjake]

I'm better at leaf identification ... but my first thought was beech based on the bark.

 

[ckitch]

Ill have to get a couple more pics. Funny you say slippery that's exactly what I thought when I was stacking, it wanted to keep sliding down.

 

[webby3650]

Maybe it's slippery elm.

 

[Soundchasm]

If you feel an overwhelming urge to carve your initials in it then it's Beech. Got my hands on some last year and it was heavy.

 

[Pennsyltucky Chris]

It's hard to say exactly from those pictures. It's either beech or maple. I'm rooting for beech. Prolly my favorite wood. Clean wood to bring into your home, and heats like oak. Great stuff.

 

[Fifelaker]

The bark screams Poplar to me and the slippery part fits also.

 

[Cburke]

Looks like beech, ill second the idea of it drying pinkish red, def got some beech otherwise looks like a silver maple

 

[Fifelaker]

Does it stink?