J jalopy ArboristSite Lurker Joined Apr 16, 2018 Messages 6 Reaction score 1 Location Oregon Apr 16, 2018 #1 I got some wood for free, but have no clue what it is. Very wet and very heavy. 4 logs 6-10 ft long weighed in at just shy of 5000 lbs after being cut to rounds to load on my trailer. Can anyone help ID it?
I got some wood for free, but have no clue what it is. Very wet and very heavy. 4 logs 6-10 ft long weighed in at just shy of 5000 lbs after being cut to rounds to load on my trailer. Can anyone help ID it?
J jalopy ArboristSite Lurker Joined Apr 16, 2018 Messages 6 Reaction score 1 Location Oregon Apr 16, 2018 #2 It smells like watermelon rind, didnt have any sap when handling it (gloves got wet, but dusted clean after getting dry).
It smells like watermelon rind, didnt have any sap when handling it (gloves got wet, but dusted clean after getting dry).
capetrees Tree Freak AS Supporting Member. Joined Jan 6, 2008 Messages 20,374 Reaction score 37,732 Location MA Apr 16, 2018 #3 cherry? more pics
J jalopy ArboristSite Lurker Joined Apr 16, 2018 Messages 6 Reaction score 1 Location Oregon Apr 16, 2018 #4 Was cutting the logs in the rain, and forgot to get a picture of the stack. Logs came from somewhere in Washington.
Was cutting the logs in the rain, and forgot to get a picture of the stack. Logs came from somewhere in Washington.
capetrees Tree Freak AS Supporting Member. Joined Jan 6, 2008 Messages 20,374 Reaction score 37,732 Location MA Apr 16, 2018 #5 beech or sycamore?
J jalopy ArboristSite Lurker Joined Apr 16, 2018 Messages 6 Reaction score 1 Location Oregon Apr 16, 2018 #6 I had originally thought sycamore, but the lack of any substantial darker heart wood had me questioning it. Ive never seen beech, maybe?
I had originally thought sycamore, but the lack of any substantial darker heart wood had me questioning it. Ive never seen beech, maybe?
johnnyballs ArboristSite Operative Joined May 20, 2012 Messages 150 Reaction score 219 Location marilla , ny Apr 17, 2018 #7 sycamore, or as more commonly called, london plane...sawdust makes a lot of people sneeze like crazy...
sycamore, or as more commonly called, london plane...sawdust makes a lot of people sneeze like crazy...
Oldmaple Tree Freak AS Supporting Member. Joined Jul 23, 2012 Messages 11,855 Reaction score 96,446 Location West Michigan Apr 17, 2018 #8 London Planetree, a European relative of a Sycamore.
Hinerman Addicted to ArboristSite AS Supporting Member. Joined Jan 4, 2013 Messages 3,664 Reaction score 6,095 Location NE Oklahoma Apr 17, 2018 #9 We call that sycamore here. Have fun splitting that stuff. I won't take it anymore.
J jalopy ArboristSite Lurker Joined Apr 16, 2018 Messages 6 Reaction score 1 Location Oregon Apr 17, 2018 #10 Thanks for the replies. Itll get dried out for a little bit before it gets split up.
unclemoustache My 'stache is bigger than yours. AS Supporting Member. Joined Jan 22, 2009 Messages 24,142 Reaction score 63,016 Location S. Il. near St. Louis Apr 19, 2018 #11 I refuse to burn sycamore. (But I can afford to be picky around here). Leaves too much ash, too little heat. I just cut down a monster Syc in my yard. Gave away the trunk, threw away the rest.
I refuse to burn sycamore. (But I can afford to be picky around here). Leaves too much ash, too little heat. I just cut down a monster Syc in my yard. Gave away the trunk, threw away the rest.