Wood ID

[DaveH]

Cool pic, is that a cemetery stone in the back? A private cemetery?
Uh...of the two, elm is more likely to be multi boled, your tree is most likely not a hickory. They tend to have a very straight central leader stem. Rock Elm might be confused with hickory.
Sometimes the tree is cut and multi stems grow back. Copiced trees.
The thing with Elms is they are fighting extinction along with White Ash. If the tree is healthy its kind of a sin to cut it down.
But I cant say positively that its an elm because its really healthy looking.
I sometimes rely on the bug eaten appearance of Elm to ID it. Missing bark and bug holes.

I have a small cemetery on my property. A group works with the town to identify these cemeteries and put some split rail fence up and keep an eye on them. I want to take some trees down around it to keep it clean. The youngest stone is from 1848, I assume the one's that cant be read are even older.

I wouldn't take it down if it was in the middle of the woods, but it has to go.

 

[Paulywalnut]

I'll say Red Elm. I have one up in my backyard. Bark looks just like it.

 

[Scooter422]

Fresh cut elm smells like skunk butt! The white elm I got 2 weeks ago was heavy as sin and gushed water as I split it!!

 

[DaveH]

update. After some investigation the tree is Pignut Hickory. The barks smoothes out towards the top. I have a few more that have to come down. Should burn in a couple years. Its tough to split by hand.

 

[claydogg84]

update. After some investigation the tree is Pignut Hickory. The barks smoothes out towards the top. I have a few more that have to come down. Should burn in a couple years. Its stringy and tough to split by hand.

What was the deciding factor on it being Hickory? Leaf?

 

[DaveH]

What was the deciding factor on it being Hickory? Leaf?

I'd like to claim my research or expertise led me to be convinced it is Pig Hickory, but I showed it to a family member who forgot more about wood than I know. Scooter422 had it pegged. Its not stringy either, pretty hard and not an easy split. The bark changes greatly from deep, light colored grooves to smooth gray as you go up the tree.

 

[claydogg84]

I'd like to claim my research or expertise led me to be convinced it is Pig Hickory, but I showed it to a family member who forgot more about wood than I know. Scooter422 had it pegged. Its not stringy either, pretty hard and not an easy split. The bark changes greatly from deep, light colored grooves to smooth gray as you go up the tree.

The new pictures absolutely look like Hickory - Good catch.

 

[Pennsyltucky Chris]

Winged elm

 

[Pennsyltucky Chris]

The new pictures absolutely look like Hickory - Good catch.

Then it's 2 diff trees.

 

[claydogg84]

Then it's 2 diff trees.

I "believe" the OP cut this tree down themselves, so I'm thinking you're wrong there.

 

[nrford]

It's Hickory folks.

 

[Scooter422]

I'd like to claim my research or expertise led me to be convinced it is Pig Hickory, but I showed it to a family member who forgot more about wood than I know. Scooter422 had it pegged. Its not stringy either, pretty hard and not an easy split. The bark changes greatly from deep, light colored grooves to smooth gray as you go up the tree.

Thought it looked like all the pignut I've cut! Congrats! Gonna be some good stuff when seasoned! Get ya a nice rack of ribs and use a few splits now

 

[Wood Duck]

I agree DaveH's tree looks like Pignut Hickory, but I don't thin kthe pictures posted by Lectra are hickory.

 

[Scooter422]

I agree DaveH's tree looks like Pignut Hickory, but I don't thin kthe pictures posted by Lectra are hickory.

I agree Wood Duck! The growth rings look too big and ends don't look like any hickory ive seen.

 

[DaveH]

I "believe" the OP cut this tree down themselves, so I'm thinking you're wrong there.

I cut it down. same tree.