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Looks like cherry but you would be able to smell that for sure.
agree on the cherry and smell.
No doubt, black cherry (Prunus serotina).
Definitely cherry. Love it.
It is cherry, can't believe it doesn't smell [good] though - Thats one of the trademarks of that wood.
NormP
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I have some cherry I just cut. I noticed it doesn't smell until I burn it.
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T. Mainus
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Definitely cherry. Some guys around here charge more for cherry than oak.
jrider
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Cherry for sure. Add me to the list of those who say I can't believe you can't smell it. Some people love the aroma so much, they are willing to pay more for it than cherry. The only thing I can sell for more money than cherry is locust.
NormP
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Are you all saying it should have an odor when it's cut, or only when you burn it? I wonder if it has anything to do with how long its been down? The last two I have cut up have been on the ground for several months already
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jrider
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It should have a really strong (pleasant) odor when cutting. It will also have an odor when burning but from my experience, the greener it is, the stronger the odor. In the last 2 years, I have cut and split about 15 cords of it and loved every moment.
NormP
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Ahh ok. I've got two the past month or so, but both have been down a while. I only notice the smell when I'm burning it. It is nice. I've been told I should sell some of it
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There may have been a smell when cutting but I was cutting next to a large pile of fresh cut oak that was really funky. Its been on the ground about a week now. The only odor when splitting is a slight generic plant smell. Everything you all are seeing is saying cherry, I can live with that as there will be a low smoldering fire built and a large chunk of meat placed above it.
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Agree, BC. Cant say I notice an odor when I'm cutting it, just when its burning.
and here i thought it was going to be a tough one. Cherry all the way. i could give the scientific name in latin as many of you have already, but then everybody would know i have a wood problem.
I'd say black cherry doesn't usually have as strong (or obvious) an odor as oak or pine when cutting it; however, if you make a point to set your saw down and have a closer sniff of a fresh cut, it has a distinctive odor. To me, it's a pleasant sweet smell with a hint of spice.
mga
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black cherry.
just cut several of them down and taking 4 more down soon. I must have at least two full cords of it by now.
just cut several of them down and taking 4 more down soon. I must have at least two full cords of it by now.
