Tree Identification
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From: Clarksburg WV
I think we have a winner -
Chestnut Oak
Closest I could find at least
I dunno, I thought that was a sure thing but now I'm doubting it. Can't find that leaf anywhere. Got any pictures of the bark?
Chestnut Oak
Closest I could find at least
I dunno, I thought that was a sure thing but now I'm doubting it. Can't find that leaf anywhere. Got any pictures of the bark?
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From: North of Boston MA
That looks kinda like the leaf but there are a couple things that make me think it isn't an oak: no acorns, the wood is too soft to be an oak and the diameter at the base is over 4' (the link said the Chestnut Oak is 1-2').
I was coming up with a type of gum tree but it doesn't seem like a tree common to New England.
Thanks ghunt. Any other ideas?
I was coming up with a type of gum tree but it doesn't seem like a tree common to New England.
Thanks ghunt. Any other ideas?
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Here is a picture showing bark and cross-section of the wood. Hope this helps. Thanks for all the help.
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If the leaf were more serrated I would have thought it a large leaf variety of basswood.
Had a customer 15 years ago with a very interesting evergreen in her yard. When I asked she told me it was a Redwood specimen tree.
25 miles from NYC?!?
Had a customer 15 years ago with a very interesting evergreen in her yard. When I asked she told me it was a Redwood specimen tree.
25 miles from NYC?!?
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cotton wood??? dog wood??? or umm alder... (pretty sure its not the last one...) but i think we have those around here... i just remember it was cottonwood or dogwood is what my grandpa called it... and he said it burns like crap... (well from my understanding crap burns pretty good... so i guess thats not a good way to put it) but just try it out... dry it out and build a fire...
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Good one.
If it is free, I'd take it. Sure, whatever it is may not have the density of oak or hickory, but it will burn. And, since it is clearly deciduous, it won't cause excessive creosote buildup like the evergreens would.
If it is a gum variety, that burns fairly well. But the twisted grain makes it impossible to split with anything other than a hydraulic log splitter.
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> I got a lot of free firewood if I want it. Will it burn well?
I burn everything including furniture and pine. It is not pine, it is FREE, so it will burn well.
Since it probably is not seasoned, I would split it fairly small, even if down to 2-3" diameters. Same amount of heat, but, less likely for the fire to die down once started if you throw green wood on.
I burn everything including furniture and pine. It is not pine, it is FREE, so it will burn well.
Since it probably is not seasoned, I would split it fairly small, even if down to 2-3" diameters. Same amount of heat, but, less likely for the fire to die down once started if you throw green wood on.