The Wood ID Thread ( or name this wood type )

[Cracker Boy]

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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Good firewood and cooking wood makes beutiful bowels and furniture too,

 

[Lone Wolf]

Looks like a big sycamore tree

That does yes.

 

[chaded]

This was dead standing that i cut down today. Im not the greatest with id’ing trees, especially without leaves.

 

[Lone Wolf]

I suppose Maple.

 

[RI Chevy]

Maple or maybe elm? Something ornamental?

 

[Lone Wolf]

Maple or maybe elm? Something ornamental?

Maple.

 

[Hinerman]

This was dead standing that i cut down today. Im not the greatest with id’ing trees, especially without leaves.

I suppose Maple.

Silver Maple is my vote.

 

[CrystalRiver1]

Silver Maple is my vote.

I concur, ye old silver maple!

 

[Stihlsmoking]

What is this ? Hedge, Osage. This is at my fil and moms place he wants cut down ? Is it worth keeping and burning?
It drops those seed pods in last pic. Thanks

 

[CrystalRiver1]

View attachment 100442 View attachment 100443 View attachment 100444 What is this ? Hedge, Osage. This is at my fil and moms place he wants cut down ? Is it worth keeping and burning?
It drops those seed pods in last pic. Thanks

Honey Locust would be my vote.
Great firewood---royal pain in the rump to fool with.

 

[chaded]

Honey locust. I’ve never burned it but i have been burning black locust and it is excellent in my opinion.

 

[Stihlsmoking]

Honey Locust would be my vote.
Great firewood---royal pain in the rump to fool with.

Well he wants me to cut it down it's not that big ? So I may cut down de-thorn buck it up and have him deliver for cutting up ? Or push it over the hill ? Thanks

 

[Lone Wolf]

Honey Locust I concur.

 

[Hinerman]

Well he wants me to cut it down it's not that big ? So I may cut down de-thorn buck it up and have him deliver for cutting up ? Or push it over the hill ? Thanks

When de-thorning use the top of your bar so the chips are being thrown away from you. Those thorns will go through jeans without a blink. Black locust thorns carry toxins, honey locust thorns do not. They are bad to puncture a tire though.

 

[KZ1000]

I'd have Cheech do the climbing and topping, spikes are included.

 

[chaded]

What about this one. I have a few of these by the house that I have been wondering about. Im thinking maple but what kind?

All of them are full of these “flowers” still. I tried to knock a whole one down to get a picture but they just explode into a bunch of singles and fly to the ground like helicopters. But, they dont look like the “helicopters” from maples im used to but maybe it’s because its December.

 

[Coltont]

What about this one. I have a few of these by the house that I have been wondering about. Im thinking maple but what kind?

All of them are full of these “flowers” still. I tried to knock a whole one down to get a picture but they just explode into a bunch of singles and fly to the ground like helicopters. But, they dont look like the “helicopters” from maples im used to but maybe it’s because its December.

Tulip poplar

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[chaded]

Tulip poplar

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Thanks, looked that up and your right. Now i can sleep at night. Lol. Good for anything?

 

[Coltont]

Thanks, looked that up and your right. Now i can sleep at night. Lol. Good for anything?

Lumber. Good lumber. Terrible firewood.

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[chaded]

Ok, got another one. My ignorance alone will keep this forum alive. Anyways, i was cutting down a bog dead/dying maple and glanced over and saw this tree. Wasn’t real big but big enough so i sawed it down too. The smell......awful. I feel like I need to give my saw a bath after that one.