Need help identifying these logs

[kevin.m]

Hi all,

You probably get this a lot, but I could really use some help in identifying this tree:

https://imgur.com/a/pxhpcOn

I'm in Raleigh, NC and it's from a nearby lake area. I've been researching for hours and just can't narrow it down. My guesses include Sweetgum (although I didn't see any gumballs at the site), Ash, or Sassafras??

Its weight seems normal. The rounds are heavy by my standards, but I don't lift a lot of logs. They don't seem unusually lightweight. It also splits very, very easy.

Thoughts?

 

[Colt Marlington]

Looks like ash. Or oak. Maybe something else.
A leaf is a better identifier than a log.

 

[ATH]

My first thought is Ash - almost sure. Can you take a close-up clear picture of the end grain?

 

[Ikeholt]

Twigs on the ground look like Ash.

 

[TurboA2]

Ash

 

[kevin.m]

My first thought is Ash - almost sure. Can you take a close-up clear picture of the end grain?

Here is the end grain, about as close as I can get while keeping the photo in focus. Thumb for reference

 

[kevin.m]

Thanks for everyone chiming in!

When I first made this post, I got a message saying it had to be approved by a mod, and then the post disappeared. I assumed I had probably posted it in the wrong section, so I ended up making a new one in the Pics Forum here: https://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/could-use-help-identifying-wood.328365/

A majority of folks over there agree that it's Ash, so that's what I'm goin' with.

Not sure why this post came back from the dead, but I appreciate y'alls feedback!

 

[ATH]

End grain conforms that to me...

 

[Colt Marlington]

Good for baseball bats?

 

[ATH]

There are quite a few bats made from white Ash. Can't tell if this is white or green...

I think maple has officially passed Ash as most commmc baseball bat wood.

 

[r1stgei]

Ash. Lots here in northern Ontario.