wood id

[zanp]

Had this tree standing dead on my property. The wood has a reddish color to it. It seemed fairly dry after I split it and the splits seem lighter than oak. It was dead and winter so no leaves for ID.

 

[WOODBUTCHER]

Thats some old Cherry no doubt.

WoodButcher

 

[gzecc]

Sand some down and apply some oil or poly. Its too hard without a good bark shot. Nice dry wood though. Looks like its ready to go in the stove.

 

[wolfram]

I'll venture a guess... Apple

 

[WOODBUTCHER]

There are 2 chunks in your pic which give it away. (circled in red)
I've posted one of my ID samples for Black Cherry.

WoodButcher

 

[zanp]

Great. Thanks for your detective work. I have been going through wood quicker than planned this year (teens in NC is not normal) so I was happy to find this today. It should work nicely w/ my cords of locust.

 

[WOODBUTCHER]

Great. Thanks for your detective work. I have been going through wood quicker than planned this year (teens in NC is not normal) so I was happy to find this today. It should work nicely w/ my cords of locust.

I just looked at the weather map for the nation, its almost all blue.........Florida, those citrus crops are gonna take a beating.

WB

 

[ISeeDeadBTUs]

Great. Thanks for your detective work. I have been going through wood quicker than planned this year (teens in NC is not normal) so I was happy to find this today. It should work nicely w/ my cords of locust.

If you can't keep warm with your locust, the Cherry is gonna' REALLY disappoint ya'z :-S

 

[gzecc]

I guess it could be cherry, but our cherry would long be rotten before all the bark fell of and it looked so dry.

 

[raybonz]

Thinking it is cherry too... Burns nicely and gives decent heat plus smells nice when burning too.. I would grab that wood without hesitation and yes standing dead can be fully seasoned as I have seen here too although some here will dispute this...

Ray

 

[Wood Duck]

It is Black Cherry, based on the wood color and the few pieces with bark. There are lots of standing dead cherries around here, and I think a lot of them still have solid wood, not all rotten.