Maple is a decent guess. Also the end grain doesn't look all that different than the hickory I have been messing with. Bark looks a little different though.View attachment 234760
Wow, very interesting but I had to look up what tylosis meant. Even after reading the definition I'm still not sure?Oak has rays and pores in the end grain. White oak pores in the heartwood are filled with tylosis, versus red oak which are hollow. That is what gives the white oak more rot resistance. View attachment 234813
Sure looks like maple split.
Wow, very interesting but I had to look up what tylosis meant. Even after reading the definition I'm still not sure?
Excellent post! It's also what makes white oak so much stronger and harder. Tyloses is viagra for trees. It aids in the conversion of sapwood to heartwood.Oak has rays and pores in the end grain. White oak pores in the heartwood are filled with tylosis, versus red oak which are hollow. That is what gives the white oak more rot resistance. View attachment 234813
I split a piece & I think it is maple.
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Sure looks like maple split.
I'd have to agree.
Excellent post! It's also what makes white oak so much stronger and harder. Tyloses is viagra for trees. It aids in the conversion of sapwood to heartwood.
I'd say to me it looks like red maple.
Agreed on maple. But not a species I have cut or split. We have a lot of silver maple around here.
I know I have never processed red maple. I "think" I may have one in my yard though.
I definitely see maple there.I split a piece & I think it is maple.
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