branchbuzzer
Undiagnosed
Normally I don't go out of my way to figure out exactly what kind of oak I have, other than it's red or white. This tree was real unusual to me though, so I thought I'd put it up here.
The first thing that's different to me is the weight, this stuff is heavy even by oak standards. Every time I pick up a split it feels like lead compared to the other white/red oak types I have. The long slab split pictured here weighs 10.25 lbs, and is about 17" x 5.5" x 2.5" , which I make to be roughly about 75lbs/ cu ft.
It also had very little heartwood, some branches had almost none. This doesn't show up too well in these shots.
The bark is a bluish-green color, almost like pin oak, but there were no "pins" in the wood and straight grain.
The first thing that's different to me is the weight, this stuff is heavy even by oak standards. Every time I pick up a split it feels like lead compared to the other white/red oak types I have. The long slab split pictured here weighs 10.25 lbs, and is about 17" x 5.5" x 2.5" , which I make to be roughly about 75lbs/ cu ft.
It also had very little heartwood, some branches had almost none. This doesn't show up too well in these shots.
The bark is a bluish-green color, almost like pin oak, but there were no "pins" in the wood and straight grain.