What kind of wood is this?

[ozarkjeep]

got 2 trailer loads of this sat, and at least 3 or 4 more if I want it.

splits easy, smells ODD.

It doesnt have the grain of red oak, or the smell of red oak ( dog crap, vomit)
its a different almost chemical smell about it.

here are some photos.

plan is to split stack and dry this for next years firewood, but im concerned now it might not be good wood for heat, since I have no idea what it is.

 

[danrclem]

Looks like cherry to me.

 

[clawmute]

The bark on some of those pieces - especially the top center piece in the first photo looks like Black Cherry with those individual scales that are so distinctive of it. Black Cherry trees can be identified by their bark even when leaves are not present and are pretty common in our portion of America.

 

[TreePointer]

Pink heartwood (on fresh cut), plating bark = black cherry

 

[ozarkjeep]

is black cherry decent firewood?

I hate that its cut up now, a buddy of mine loves to turn wood and make stuff, this would have been some great stuff for him if it were lef tin longer lengths.

I never knew cherry had a smell like this, but ive never split it green either I guess.

thanks guys!

( that was QUICK!)

 

[Kevin in Ohio]

is black cherry decent firewood?

I hate that its cut up now, a buddy of mine loves to turn wood and make stuff, this would have been some great stuff for him if it were lef tin longer lengths.

I never knew cherry had a smell like this, but ive never split it green either I guess.

thanks guys!

( that was QUICK!)

20.4 million BTU's /cord. Better than Elm or Sycamore. weighs 3696/ cord wet and 2928/cord dry. Red oak has 24.6 m/btu's/cord for comparison. Decent burn in my book and in the middle of the pack.

 

[jcappe]

Good enough to go get the other 3 or 4 loads that for sure!

 

[ozarkjeep]

great!

now, how long does it take to season?

red oak takes me almost 3 years to NOT hiss.

white oak I can burn in a year.

where does cherry fall?

thanks guys!

 

[outdoorlivin247]

It seasons quickly...Should be good next year no problem...

 

[ozarkjeep]

great news!

as soon as I get all this busted up Ill go get another load.
pics of the piles to come.

thanks folks!

 

[danrclem]

is black cherry decent firewood?( that was QUICK!)

I wouldn't pass any of it up.

 

[Bushman_269]

Looks like cherry to me.

Black cherry by my estimation

 

[strongback]

I concur with black cherry, but I think we'll have to ask Wood Protective Services (WPS) to come pay you a visit and determine your fitness to be a wood user based on the evidence of excessive abuse illustrated in the attached photo.

Were you trying to teach it a lesson or split it? :deadhorse:

I'm just teasing. :jester: Was it as hard to split as it appears? Was it just this piece or is it all that tough?

 

[ozarkjeep]

ive got a few excuses for that.

1) the handle on my CHopper axe was loose, I went to lowes and bought a new axe. it SUCKS, I went back and bought a hdnle repair wedge and fixed my chopper axe.

2) I bought a wedge and sledge, and was trying to get my small 12 year old son to help me. he made some of the hits, and was also driving the wedge in with a framing hammer and then using the sledge. maybe ugly rounds.

3) the ground there is leaves, not compacted, so until I got a few split up, there was no solid base to split on. - the rounds are longer than I normally cut so when I put them on top of my normal splitting stump it was too tall for me to split effectively.

they actually split very easily and nice, some looked like you could screw and glue together and make a table.

Ill post more pics, it is really beautiful wood.

 

[dingeryote]

Definately Black Cherry.

Been burning the heck out of it here. Timber prices are zip nadda squat, so it's worth more for heat than lumber, except for Veneer logs.

As for burning, it does OK green, not bad really, and Half seasoned Cherry is great for spring and fall. It Coals out really heavy after a medium quick burn.

When it's seasoned for two years it burns real fast, and hot, with heavy coals. I love it for in the mornings to kick things off.

Get the logs up off the ground quickly or they get snotty.
I swear Cherry sucks moisture out of the ground.

Stay safe!
Dingeryote

 

[ozarkjeep]

good info dingeryote.

Ill get them up off the ground asap!

 

[Joshlaugh]

I second that. I have been cutting a few black cherries and that wood rots faster than anything else I can think of. It will do fine as long as you keep it off the ground. I am worried about the 1/2 cord that I have on my driveway right now as it is wet. I need to finish splitting it and get it up on pallets asap.

 

[J.W Younger]

got a problem with some of the btu charts listing cherry as poor coaling. its my experience that cherry coals damn good. am I wrong?

 

[Kevin in Ohio]

I second that. I have been cutting a few black cherries and that wood rots faster than anything else I can think of. It will do fine as long as you keep it off the ground. I am worried about the 1/2 cord that I have on my driveway right now as it is wet. I need to finish splitting it and get it up on pallets asap.

Even when it's in the dry for more than a year, Powder Post beetles love it! They'll bore their holes in it and dust it up in a hurry. I had a 2 year old pile and you can actually HEAR them chewing it up in the summertime when standing next to it. Must taste pretty good but I don't think I'll try

 

[dingeryote]

got a problem with some of the btu charts listing cherry as poor coaling. its my experience that cherry coals damn good. am I wrong?

I dunno about the charts. The stuff around hereburns HOT and fast,then Coals out in big chunks that burn hot for a good long time.

Who knows. Maybe they got some cheap Chineese Cherry for the tests?

Stay safe!
Dingeryote