i'd think sweet gumMy son grabbed a load of wood he sent me a picture. Said it’s very heavy I’m thinking White Oak . View attachment 1010609
Looks right for white oak. I don't think sweet gum grows in Mark's part of the world.
It's a southern tree. If you've seen it up in Canada it's most likely because someone planted it. I've never seen it anywhere in upstate NY, only in the south.Yes Gum grows in NY state as well all up into Canada
Looks a lot like silver maple to meYeah, the end grain seems to rule out oak. It does look like maple, although it's hard to match that bark to any maple I can think of.
Twenty year old silver maple here, I planted it myself from a 12 oz styrofoam cup back in 2002. Nothing smooth about its bark.My best guess would be sugar maple based on that picture. Silver maple has much smoother bark in comparison to sugar or red maple. Don’t see much white oak around me only red so i cant speak on that. Sugar has a more furrowed narrow bark pattern thats rough anyway you grab it. Silver would be smooth to the touch in comparison. Plus sugar maples almost always have darker heartwood while silvers and even red maple is usually a consistent yellow/offwhite all the way though as long as it hasnt had any rot or disease. Just my 2 cents.
That's what I thought, Silver Maple bark is shaggy and easy to peel off by hand, correct?Twenty year old silver maple here, I planted it myself from a 12 oz styrofoam cup back in 2002. Nothing smooth about its bark.
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