The tree in the photos that you posted is definitely red oak. The long straight grains of the red oak could not withstand the winds from Sandy. It was about 24" in diameter at the base.
This tree was on a neighbors property just down the street from me. She is an older woman who lives alone. I offered to cut the remainder of the tree down for her and clean up what had already fallen for safety reasons, as there are a lot of kids in the neighborhood. She said she was going to have to pay for someone to come in and do it. I did it for free, just took the wood. I left her some wood from trees that I cut up in last years August hurricane, and she hadn't used any of that yet. She said she did not want any of it, just wanted it cleaned up so the area looked nice.
The other pics that I posted looked like cherry, but the wood inside was definitely not cherry. In researching it, it really looked like birch, and a fellow member stated it was black birch. The bark was a dull gray, and had the birch bark features. It really is very hard wood and it did not split that easy. There are no grains, just solid white meat inside with a little black spot.
:bringit: ) The home owner isn't too worried about the stump right now, but I will be cutting it lower when the other two come down.
