The Wood ID Thread ( or name this wood type )

[Cracker Boy]

Anyone identify this wood? A local guy is giving it away and I'm trying figure out if it's worth the trip. View attachment 74526

Looks like a big sycamore tree

 

[Lone Wolf]

I actually know what it is, my dad got it from an acquaintance and planted it not far from our house.
Do You guys know what it is?
It is still young, 3-4 years, about 2 meters tall.
It isn't freeze resistant while it is young, so last winter the tip froze dead (second picture).

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Catalpa I suppose.

 

[Wilhelm]

Catalpa I suppose.

Paulownia

Bingo!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulownia

I'm kinda disappointed that mine is growing so slow, but it is sitting on heavy clay like soil thus it is not having a easy life.
The large leafs got ripped apart by hail twice this year, that isn't helping either.

 

[CrystalRiver1]

Just scored a decent load of what the owner called cherry.
It had a few pieces of red oak mixed in as well.
I cut some wild cherry back about 5 yrs ago and it was tad darker in the heart wood.
I'm using the cherry for my smoker, and would prefer not to get it confused with red oak.
What's you guys thoughts on these pics.

Thanks
Reg

 

[RI Chevy]

Looks like cherry to me. Red oak should be easy to tell by the straight grains. Also oak smells to me like a wine barrel. Lol

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[Lone Wolf]

Looks like cherry to me. Red oak should be easy to tell by the straight grains. Also oak smells to me like a wine barrel. Lol

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Yes it does look like Cherry.

 

[wcorey]

I've got one that stumped me for years, finally described it to a forestry guy I was buying saws from and he knew it. Native but evidently not very common here, I've never run across them anywhere else.

Grows out along a stream/swampy area along the backside of my property, biggest one's maybe 6" diameter, beavers moved in and have downed the majority of them.
Wood is light colored and fairly hard/dense, smells like piss when cut.

 

[Ronaldo]

I've got one that stumped me for years, finally described it to a forestry guy I was buying saws from and he knew it. Native but evidently not very common here, I've never run across them anywhere else.

Grows out along a stream/swampy area along the backside of my property, biggest one's maybe 6" diameter, beavers moved in and have downed the majority of them.
Wood is light colored and fairly hard/dense, smells like piss when cut.

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Looks like a type of Elm.

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[wcorey]

Not Elm, leaves do look similar though not much else.
Fairly smooth bark, even near the base.
Has at least 4 common names I've heard depending on location, very wide distribution.
I'd never even heard of the specific name I was first told but after looking it up was familiar with a couple others.

 

[Lone Wolf]

I've got one that stumped me for years, finally described it to a forestry guy I was buying saws from and he knew it. Native but evidently not very common here, I've never run across them anywhere else.

Grows out along a stream/swampy area along the backside of my property, biggest one's maybe 6" diameter, beavers moved in and have downed the majority of them.
Wood is light colored and fairly hard/dense, smells like piss when cut.

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http://www.thejump.net/hunting/plant-id/eastern-hophornbeam.htm

 

[wcorey]

http://www.thejump.net/hunting/plant-id/eastern-hophornbeam.htm

Bingo.

Also known as musclewood, ironwood and what I was originally told, blue beech.
Ranges from eastern Canada to down past the Yucatan.
Has a specific gravity up there with hickory, would probably be be great firewood if there was enough of it to bother with.
Supposed to make good tool handles.

 

[CrystalRiver1]

I've got one that stumped me for years, finally described it to a forestry guy I was buying saws from and he knew it. Native but evidently not very common here, I've never run across them anywhere else.

Grows out along a stream/swampy area along the backside of my property, biggest one's maybe 6" diameter, beavers moved in and have downed the majority of them.
Wood is light colored and fairly hard/dense, smells like piss when cut.

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Ironwood...super high BTU's!
Nab it up!

 

[dahmer]

I think it’s some kind of “hard” wood.

 

[huskihl]

I've got one that stumped me for years, finally described it to a forestry guy I was buying saws from and he knew it. Native but evidently not very common here, I've never run across them anywhere else.

Grows out along a stream/swampy area along the backside of my property, biggest one's maybe 6" diameter, beavers moved in and have downed the majority of them.
Wood is light colored and fairly hard/dense, smells like piss when cut.

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http://www.thejump.net/hunting/plant-id/eastern-hophornbeam.htm

Bingo.

Also known as musclewood, ironwood and what I was originally told, blue beech.
Ranges from eastern Canada to down past the Yucatan.
Has a specific gravity up there with hickory, would probably be be great firewood if there was enough of it to bother with.
Supposed to make good tool handles.

Ironwood...super high BTU's!
Nab it up!

The Hophornbeam linked above is not what wcorey's pictures are. We have Hophornbeam up here, also known locally as ironwood. There is a different wood not native to here though, nicknamed ironwood, that may be the same as Bill's pics. Basically, I'm saying that Eastern Hophornbeam is a different species than blue beach, but they may both be called ironwood in their own areas

 

[Coltont]

The Hophornbeam linked above is not what wcorey's pictures are. We have Hophornbeam up here, also known locally as ironwood. There is a different wood not native to here though, nicknamed ironwood, that may be the same as Bill's pics. Basically, I'm saying that Eastern Hophornbeam is a different species than blue beach, but they may both be called ironwood in their own areas

Well said

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[wcorey]

I believe what I have is American Hornbeam, as opposed to Hophornbeam and yes some of the other common names can apply to either. Musclewood applies particularly to the type I have due to the obvious physical characteristics of the trunk.
I guess there's 30-40 different related species so id can get messy...

 

[huskihl]

I believe what I have is American Hornbeam, as opposed to Hophornbeam and yes some of the other common names can apply to either. Musclewood applies particularly to the type I have due to the obvious physical characteristics of the trunk.
I guess there's 30-40 different related species so id can get messy...

The eastern variety we have rarely gets bigger than 8". Once in awhile there will be a 16"er. It has stringy bark and it's harder than hell. It's the best firewood we have here, but there's not enough of it.

 

[CrystalRiver1]

Does this look like hedge/osage orange to anybody?
Interior color kinda, but bark looks diffrent...trying to decide if it's worth the hour ride...

 

[redoakneck]

Does this look like hedge/osage orange to anybody?
Interior color kinda, but bark looks diffrent...trying to decide if it's worth the hour ride...
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Yes

Surely looks like it to me!!!

 

[KZ1000]

yep!