ID wood type

[gobucks07]

Are there any good comprehensive websites that help ID wood and trees by the bark and grain of the wood? I have a lot of down trees and after cutting today with the neighbors I'm learning that I have quite the diversity of trees on my property that I'd like to know more about.... I looked online but only found a few here and there.

elm, oak, ash, walnut, locust, etc, etc....

Would appreciate any tips.

 

[Leebo]

Although this does not show the grain and color of the wood, this is a good site for ID-ing trees in the Midwest. Welcome to AS. Nerk, Ohio...huh?

http://www.ohiodnr.com/forestry/trees/default.htm

 

[Grace Tree]

Here's a few sites for identifying trees. Without looking at the leaves it can get a little tricky but these may be of some help to you.
Phil
http://www.oplin.org/tree/index.html
http://www.dof.virginia.gov/trees/index.shtml
http://forestry.about.com/od/thecompletetree/Identify_Your_Trees.htm

 

[Forest Steward]

Best bet is to invest in a couple of field guides. This way you can take them right out to the field with you instead of having to memorize all the pics and twig/leaf info. I have the Audubon and William Harlow field guides. They both have their advantages. If you are really interested in going this route, here is a thread about these two books in particular: http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=42144&highlight=field+guide This way you know you are getting quality information from reputable sources.

 

[Finnbear]

http://www.ohiodnr.com/forestry/publications/pdf/ohio_trees_booklet.pdf
Free download from ODNR on Ohio Trees
Finnbear

 

[goof008]

Ok, I went to the Ohio DNR site and I'm pretty certain this is Beech, but is anyone able to tell what type? Or am I way off? It has a smooth bark and is greyish in color.View attachment 45620

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[Adkpk]

Ok, I went to the Ohio DNR site and I'm pretty certain this is Beech, but is anyone able to tell what type? Or am I way off? It has a smooth bark and is greyish in color.View attachment 45620

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Looks like oak to me. Beach is smoother than that.

 

[goof008]

this is pretty smooth to the touch. I have Ash there too, and I thought that oak had a texture at least as course as Ash. Maybe it's just not a good picture.

 

[trimmmed]

I think Adrpk has it right, it looks like oak to me as well. One thing for sure, it is not beech. The bark is not smooth enough, too dark in color, the bark is to thick and from the cut end, your wood looks to be open grain where beech is closed grain.

 

[Finnbear]

Definitely Oak. See the tangential rays on the cut end of the log? They also show up on the face of the split log in the second pic showing "quartersawn" grain. Those are a dead giveaway for Oak. I'm going to hazard a guess at something from the white oak family. Any chance of running that split log in the second picture across a jointer and taking a close-up pic of the grain structure? Can you pick up any acorns or leaves from this tree? Those will help a lot to narrow it down. Beech trees have very smooth bright gray bark and many still have some leaves this time of year. The new leaves push the old ones off as they bud out in spring.
Finnbear

 

[firewooddave]

Looks like a black oak (pin oak) to me. This is the one of the three types of oak I cut here in michigan.

 

[goof008]

Well, I am in Michigan (SE) and it was in a stand with mostly Red Oak and Ash, so I guess I didn't look at the Ohio DNR site very closely. The smooth bark fooled me too.

 

[goof008]

I just checked the website that Leebo had the link to and looked at both the Pin Oak and Black Oak....I'm thinking it is the Pin Oak. Is that about the same, as far as buring goes, to Red Oak? I haven't found a chart yet that lists anything other that Red and White Oak.

And thanks for all your help

 

[PA Plumber]

I just checked the website that Leebo had the link to and looked at both the Pin Oak and Black Oak....I'm thinking it is the Pin Oak. Is that about the same, as far as buring goes, to Red Oak? I haven't found a chart yet that lists anything other that Red and White Oak.

And thanks for all your help

Pin Oak is terrible to burn. Send it over my way and I'll try to get rid of it. I won't charge you anything since you're an AS member.

I did think Pin Oak was of the Red Oak family. Maybe that's not true.