Anybody know what kind of tree this leaf comes from? I got a lot of free firewood if I want it. Will it burn well?

 

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?

 

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?

 

Like I said...got any pics of the bark? :dunno

 

Sorry - I missed the question about the bark. I have a few logs in the truck so as soon as I can go get one under some light I will post a picture.

 

Get a pic of the bark and I'll have my wife (Landscape Architect) take a look. She is pretty good at tree ID.

 

Here is a picture showing bark and cross-section of the wood. Hope this helps. Thanks for all the help.

 

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?!?

 

Wife wasn't sure. Sorry. Whatever it is it isn't common around SE PA.

 

I'm no expert on trees but it looks like either a dogwood or beech to me...

 

take it down to an arborist in town,they will know

 

This one pretty well has me stumped. Closest thing I can find is a European Beech and still the leaves I've seen pictures of don't look quite like the one you have.

 

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...

 

Ha! "Stumped".
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.

 

> 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.