Bark ID

[KindredSpiritzz]

im just curious what kind of wood this is? It's heavy and kind of stringy when split but its a hard wood of some type, not box elder. When you throw a log on the fire it crackles for awhile like bacon in a frying pan . Burns good and i like it, just don't know what it is. Came from central wisconsin. Pretty sure its not any type oak. I want to say elm??

 

[les-or-more]

I agree it looks like some variety of elm.

 

[Whitespider]

Elm does not snap, crackle, pop or throw sparks... ever‼
Honestly, it looks just like the twisted, gnarly, stringy Ash that we grow 'round here... ain't never found an easy splitting ash in these parts.
But it probably ain't ash either...
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[Cheesecutter]

Mulberry is my first thought.

 

[Holtby]

I'm thinking Mulberry too, by the spittin' sparks and the one upright round split is about yellow enough heartwood, but the facing split faces look a little pale for Mulberry unless exposed for quite a while and not fresh split? Not 100% sure????

 

[Woodchucker Ron]

Might be chestnut.

 

[mainewoods]

Didn't know WI was known for trees, thought it was just cheese.

 

[stihly dan]

Version of fruitless pear?

 

[Johnny Yooper]

I cut a lot of ash here in central Wis, looks exactly like what's in your pics.

 

[KindredSpiritzz]

ive cut enough black and white ash to know its not that

 

[NYTREECLIMBER]

I say Siberian Elm

 

[haveawoody]

I want to say it's Red Elm, not real sure though since Red elm is pretty rare in my parts.

 

[flotek]

It is elm for sure

 

[Streblerm]

I'm with spidey on the twisty ash. I don't usually see elm split that clean and mulberry is more of a dark yellow color.

 

[haveawoody]

flotek,

My thought exactly, then I thought elm what LOL
Looks like an odd beast for sure, maybe an elm hybrid.

Not American Elm, Not Rock Elm, Not slippery Elm.
Makes for a short list of Elm's remaining.
Siberian elm the bark color looks wrong, and Red elm it only look similar but pretty clean splits for red elm.

 

[Whitespider]

I know I've already thrown my pennies in the pot... but I just gotta' say...
I't don't look like any sort of elm I cut, but it sure looks a whole lot like the ash I cut.
Got any more pic??
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[philoshop]

Looks (and sounds) a lot like black locust to me.

 

[haveawoody]

philoshop,

Ahh you might be right on the BL.
Images are a little tough to see the bark but the more I look the more I see BL now.
Was having serious doubts about it being red elm or even an elm hybrid.

 

[Holtby]

I got throw another penny in the pot too. I've changed my vote to Black Locust too, because it isn't yellow enough inside for the Mulberry around here. That split section around that knot looks the same as some black locust that I've split. Black locust splits pretty clean too?

 

[KindredSpiritzz]

Heres some more pictures. The wood has a slight orangeish reddish hue to it. I wouldnt say it splits cleanly, kind of stringy like a box elder but no where near as bad. Is black locust even native to wisconsin, i have never heard anyone ever mention cutting any. Kind of doubt its that. Im gonna see the person i got it from tomorrow so i'll ask her if she remembers what it was.