"Alien" wood....sorry another wood ID needed.

[pricey106]

I keep my wood stock at my buddy' s mom' s property because I don't have room, and she always comes out to talk to me while I cut and split. I came across a few logs I got on a scrounging trip a few months ago.( I got somewhere around 10 truckloads of mixed wood( oak, maple, birch and the alien wood)). These logs (alien) were growing sprouts on them. ( thus the alien name dubbed by my buddies mom). Also they are impossible to split by hand. My wedge went in like a nail. What is it? I have probably 50 or so feet of 10 inch logs.

 

[mainewoods]

I would say black cherry.

 

[pricey106]

The wood is white though.... I have dealt with black cherry before, at least that splits.

 

[lone wolf]

That there is no doubt , Sour gum.

 

[lone wolf]

http://www.cirrusimage.com/tree_sour_gum.htm

 

[Woody912]

http://www.cirrusimage.com/tree_sour_gum.htm

probably will not dry well either, I would noodle them promptly. They get punky pretty fast

 

[jrider]

It's what I call Black Gum which may be the same as Sour Gum identified by Lone wolf. It's miserable to split even with hydraulics.

 

[lone wolf]

It's what I call Black Gum which may be the same as Sour Gum identified by Lone wolf. It's miserable to split even with hydraulics.

It splits when dry , better anyway.

 

[mainewoods]

I concur, didn't notice the lack of color in the wood. We don't have gum trees up here. I also see that it splits miserably by hand. Fits in all categories.

 

[Raintree]

Sourwood or sorrel tree are Oxydendrum arboreum.

Black gum (Gum tree), Pepperidge & Tupelo trees are of the genus Nyssa.

You have a Tupelo.

 

[mr.finn]

Sourwood or sorrel tree are Oxydendrum arboreum.

Black gum (Gum tree), Pepperidge & Tupelo trees are of the genus Nyssa.

You have a Tupelo.

Bingo!!

Miserable to split even with hydraulics, will put most splitters on their knees.