The Wood ID Thread ( or name this wood type )

[Rob Stafari]

The split wood looks more like poplar from here. Kinda yellow green tint? hard to see in pic.

 

[Stihlsmoking]

Rob, this is how it split when it fell and was in Milford OH I’m thinking poplar also?

 

[Coltont]

The split wood looks more like poplar from here. Kinda yellow green tint? hard to see in pic.

Poplar. Not ash, dosent even hardly resemble ash.

 

[RI Chevy]

Does anyone know if Black Cherry smells good when dried and burned? I think I may have 2 different kinds of black cherry. One with a greenish tinted bark, and one with the traditional black cherry bark.

 

[huskihl]

Does anyone know if Black Cherry smells good when dried and burned? I think I may have 2 different kinds of black cherry. One with a greenish tinted bark, and one with the traditional black cherry bark.

Pics slacker

 

[RI Chevy]

Tradition Black Cherry

 

[RI Chevy]

Greenish Bark Cherry

 

[huskihl]

Greenish Bark Cherry

I think it’s the same, just the greener stuff is smaller diameter limb wood

 

[RI Chevy]

OK. Good. TY.
Does it smell nice when burning?

 

[huskihl]

OK. Good. TY.
Does it smell nice when burning?

Sure. Great wood for smoking, although it can be pungent if left on for too long or if it's green still

 

[RI Chevy]

TY Kevin. I am familiar with the traditional swamp cherry. Smells good when burning.
First time I actually came across this Black Cherry.
The Black Cherry seems to have straight grained meaty wood, vs. The swamp cherry that doesn't seem to have any straight grain. It's more meaty. Tougher to split.
Wood is a bit more orangy red inside.
Black Cherry seems light colored inside, but straight grained.

 

[Ronaldo]

I smoked some ducks and turkey with cherry and thought it was too strong. I may have just gotten too much smoke or left them on the smoke too long.
I much prefer Hickory or just Oak.

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[huskihl]

TY Kevin. I am familiar with the traditional swamp cherry. Smells good when burning.
First time I actually came across this Black Cherry.
The Black Cherry seems to have straight grained meaty wood, vs. The swamp cherry that doesn't seem to have any straight grain. It's more meaty. Tougher to split.
Wood is a bit more orangy red inside.
Black Cherry seems light colored inside, but straight grained.

Swamp cherry, wild cherry, black cherry...same tree.
There is a birch tree that’s similar, nicknamed a cherry birch. That might be what your lighter stuff is. Black cherry is definitely orange inside and gets darker as it dries

 

[huskihl]

I smoked some ducks and turkey with cherry and thought it was too strong. I may have just gotten too much smoke or left them on the smoke too long.
I much prefer Hickory or just Oak.

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If the cherry was green it can be pretty strong

 

[RI Chevy]

I'll grab some photos of my swamp cherry. Different bark and different heart wood.

 

[Rob Stafari]

If there was bark on the cherry it will give the meat a bitter undesirable taste. More so when green, but even seasoned. Fresh center cut cherry and little hickory on the other hand is my favorite smokin combo. It is still strong, but has that sweet cherry taste like your smelling when it is split. Without the bitter undesirable flavor the bark gives.

 

[RI Chevy]

Cool. I will put some aside that have no bark on them. I've cut about 3 cord so far of all black cherry.

 

[RI Chevy]

Here are photos of 2 different Cherry I trees cut. Bark is very different. So is the heart wood inside.

 

[huskihl]

@RI Chevy
Same tree. Cut from in front of my deer blind

 

[RI Chevy]

Weird. The pics I posted are definitely 2 different types of cherry trees. Pics aren't doing it any justice.