UpOnTheHill
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I don't have the greatest picture at the moment, but this is what I know. The bark is the color of a silver maple but much to deep and rough. I thought maybe basswood but its fairly hard, heavy and growth rings are almost as tight as oak. The ends of the logs that were exposed to the weather for the last 6 months are a dark brownish-red. The new cuts and noodles are very light yellowish-white on some logs and others are a little darker yellowish-orange. All the butt logs I've been cutting are straight as could be with hardly any branches but these were pruned trees since they were planted many years ago. I took my maul to one of the halves and it bounces off, no penetration. The smaller rounds in the picture are locust. Thanks in advance.