What is this tree?

[muncybob]

I'm marginal at best in identifying a tree with leaves...no leaves and I'm pathetic. Neighbor wants me to cut this tree down and was wondering what it is and if it should go in my hardwood firewood supply pile?

 

[pinemartin]

Cherry. Good fire wood, Watch out for the bees

 

[muncybob]

bees huh? I'll wait until after a good freeze then. I didn't notice any cavities so where else would they beees?

 

[Ductape]

I'll second the cherry.

 

[pinemartin]

Just kidding about the bees but in picture #1 there is a hornets nest in the top branches.

 

[bowtechmadman]

Looks like cherry to me as well. Pretty good firewood, alot of brush in one of those.

 

[Woodcutteranon]

I could go with Cherry but my first thought was ash. I would like to see some closeups of the branches. Cherry has "lenticles" or symmetrical hash marks in its bark...kinda like what you find on a birch. Ok...I don't know. I will vote ash but I am always rooting for the underdog.

Safe cutting.

 

[dingeryote]

Cherry.

Stay safe!
Dingeryote

 

[lone wolf]

what tree

cherry im sure

 

[Wood Doctor]

Prunus serotina for sure. I grew up eating the fruit and love it to this day. The wood is very valuable.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prunus_serotina

+1. Prized by woodworkers nationwide. Wild cherry is one of the best furniture woods that there is in the USA.
http://www.thewoodbox.com/data/wood/cherryinfo.htm

 

[acer saccharum]

And what is no good for furniture does an excellent job in the smoker.

 

[TreePointer]

I could go with Cherry but my first thought was ash. I would like to see some closeups of the branches. Cherry has "lenticles" or symmetrical hash marks in its bark...kinda like what you find on a birch. Ok...I don't know. I will vote ash but I am always rooting for the underdog.

Safe cutting.

Many cherry tree species keep the horizontal lenticles, but black cherry will develop gray scales with an orangish color underneath (exactly like pictured above); however, you'll still see the lenticles on the small black cherry branches.

For a cherry that keeps its horizontal lenticles, consider pin cherry (fire cherry). Here are some larger branches of a big ol' pin cherry from my parents' farm:

Also, for ash, look for symmetrical branching, which is not exhibited in the OP's pictures.

 

[isaaccarlson]

FIREWOOD!!!! nt

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[HOGBEAR]

I'll say cherry for a 1000.00 AlexFor sure thats what it is,good wood but what wood isn't.

 

[stint]

Me too

Agree Cherry, more specifically, it is black (wild,choke) cherry.

Not highest BTU, but well above average, and easy split, pretty quick dry, and nice burn

 

[puds]

blue spruce