is this ironwood?

[PLAYINWOOD]

Your probably calling "blue beech" ironwood

Both the "blue beech" and the "hop hornbeam" are nicknamed "iron wood"

Just depends on who ya talk to.

Ive seen the same thing here, blue beech is multistemmed and 2" dbh and square sided.
Doesn't grow very tall either.

 

[GrizzlyAdams86]

This is about how big it is (3-4") around here. And there's plenty of it if you want any.

 

[mhyme71]

Elm all the way

If you do a search for ironwood there is like 20 species that pop up

Ironwood round here is blue beech

 

[Marc]

Two common species called ironwood:

Hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) - the one with the shaggy bark

American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana) - also referred to as blue beech, muscle wood, etc. The one with the smooth, grayish blue bark.

 

[sachsmo]

 

[bluestem]

The Siberian Elm I have split isn't as tough as American Elm. Still heavy as hell but not the PITA to split.

 

[Stihlcutter]

I went out to clean up a couple blowdowns this weekend and the neighbor came over asking if I wanted to take some ironwood that a forester thinned earlier this summer. Before jumping in head first I thought I'd get a confirmation on this stuff. Is it ironwood or is he jerking my chain? Its a little stringy but not bad to split, probably because of its small size (<6"). It has an odor thats similar to rubber. What do you think?

You can acctually find that out. This is the only true way. As long as it does not have nails or anything in it. Put a piece in a a pool or bath tub. If it sinks then yes it is. Ironwood is the only wood that acctually sinks on its own
-ac