Any idea what this wood is?

[ElevatorGuy]

My Buddy got this from his neighbor, Him and I have no clue. Bleeding a sap after cut, wood is pretty pale. We don’t think it’s pine, the rounds are dense and heavy. The bark also doesn’t look like a pine we have seen. Tree company chipped all the brush.

 

[Del_]

Might be persimmon.

 

[snobdds]

Black gum

 

[ElevatorGuy]

Black gum

Bark look’s correct.

 

[ElevatorGuy]

Might be persimmon.

Also look’s correct. I guess we will know when he splits it if it’s gum or not. Mostly sweet gum here.

 

[esean]

Are all those pieces from the same tree? The background pieces are definitely oak - look at the bark and medullary rays (piece near top right). The foreground piece also has typical bark for the lower trunk of a black oak. The wood is probably paler from being dead awhile.

 

[Bubster]

Gum and he will never split it without dynamite.

 

[ElevatorGuy]

Are all those pieces from the same tree? The background pieces are definitely oak - look at the bark and medullary rays (piece near top right). The foreground piece also has typical bark for the lower trunk of a black oak. The wood is probably paler from being dead awhile.

No, He only grabbed a few of these because he wasn’t sure what it was. It was a live tree, per the neighbor.

 

[ElevatorGuy]

Gum and he will never split it without dynamite.

He hasn’t no issues with our typical sweet gum unless this is even more nasty lol.

 

[Del_]

Sweet gum splits easily on a log splitter.

Black gum doesn't really split, the splitter cuts through the wood. If the splitter is strong enough that is.

Black gum end cuts are bright white in my experience. Your's look yellowish and that is why I guessed Persimmon.

 

[ElevatorGuy]

We had another buddy stop by last night. When he was showed those couple rounds he said it could be black gum, but it looks like persimmon to me.

 

[Camper]

It looks like persimmon. I cut a few persimmon trees about a month ago all the stumps have a black tar looking ring around them now. It makes good fire wood.

 

[lone wolf]

It looks like persimmon. I cut a few persimmon trees about a month ago all the stumps have a black tar looking ring around them now. It makes good fire wood.

I think the bark does yes.