Oh no....I think I just cut up tax exempt wood...

[benp]

It was dyed red.......

All funning aside, anyone have any idea what kind of tree this is?

I have never seen anything like this.

The red noodles made me want chicken tortilla soup though......

 

[REJ2]

cedar maybe, you'd smell it though.

 

[Dalmatian90]

If it stinks, is a pain to split by hand (but not impossible like elm), and heats you slightly better then snowballs, I'd say it's Boxelder.

 

[benp]

Thanks guys... There was no smell to it and I split it with a saw....

 

[dingeryote]

Smell like a wet horse stall that hasn't been cleaned in two weeks?

Boxelder.
And thank you for murdering that nasty damn thing!

The only reason to burn 'em is spite, and your neighbors wont be happy when you do.
"Stink" is the nasty things only charm.

Stay safe!
Dingeryote

 

[justchecknjr]

+1 boxelder ive seen some turned bowls made with it, that's bout all it's good for.

 

[benp]

Interesting. Thanks!!!

There was no smell to it. The paper birch and red oak were more aromatic that I cut today.

 

[Jakers]

thats a boxelder for sure. junk wood unless you can get it dry. i heat my shop with it cuz it burns fast. heavy as heck when green and almost no weight at all dry

 

[mbbushman]

Nothing else has that color, gotta be a Manitoba Maple ( Boxelder to you Americans )

 

[dingeryote]

Interesting. Thanks!!!

There was no smell to it. The paper birch and red oak were more aromatic that I cut today.

Cut that crap when the sap starts running in April sometime. Stench is the appropriate word.
Throw some of the bark and small splits on the brush fire, and see if it dosn't remind you of a trash fire after a flood.

LOL!!
The Red sap coming off the saw and on the snow, has fooled me into looking for something dead a couple times.

Stay safe!
Dingeryote

 

[benp]

I talked to the neighbor this morning and he said it came from a yard in town from storm clean up.

So, there thankfully isnt going to be too much of it at all.

I looked it up on the BTU reference link and it's only better than the random Basswood I find in the piles every now and then. Even the Norway is better than it...lol.

Anyways, thanks again. The colors just threw me...

 

[ShaneLogs]

Deffinetly not Cedar. I also vote Box elder.

 

[ponyexpress976]

Once it's dry, the walk to get it and carry it in will get you warmer. Good for a quick light but don't blink

 

[discounthunter]

"flame " boxelder. worth a little coin in the woodworking seen. wanna sell some?