Wood ID Northern NJ

[Karrl]

Anyone know what this wood is. It’s very light, has a cedar type of bark, and kind of smells like animal crackers. I’m guessing some kind of well grown bush but I’m not sure. Some pieces are probably 18 in diameter. It’s going into the owb so it’s not a big deal but I’m always trying to know what I’m splitting. There’s zero pine or cedar smell to it.

 

[lone wolf]

Anyone know what this wood is. It’s very light, has a cedar type of bark, and kind of smells like animal crackers. I’m guessing some kind of well grown bush but I’m not sure. Some pieces are probably 18 in diameter. It’s going into the owb so it’s not a big deal but I’m always trying to know what I’m splitting. There’s zero pine or cedar smell to it.View attachment 974391View attachment 974393View attachment 974392

Well since it has no smell of Cedar I would say like a huge Arborvitae type .

 

[Karrl]

That makes sense, it’s from a tree service so sometimes I get some oddball wood.

 

[unclemoustache]

Some kind of pine, methinks.

 

[Karrl]

I was thinking that too, but it’s got zero of that citrusy pine scent and wasn’t sticky at all. Seems like it’ll make good fire starter for sure.

 

[lone wolf]

I was thinking that too, but it’s got zero of that citrusy pine scent and wasn’t sticky at all. Seems like it’ll make good fire starter for sure.

Told you what I think it is. Go look for one and compare.

 

[Karrl]

Told you what I think it is. Go look for one and compare.

There’s a few arborvitae in front of my moms house. I’ll take a look next time I’m there. I’d bet you’re right though, it’s more bush like than any trees I’m used to.

 

[lone wolf]

There’s a few arborvitae in front of my moms house. I’ll take a look next time I’m there. I’d bet you’re right though, it’s more bush like than any trees I’m used to.

They get big.

 

[dboyd351]

looks like it could be eastern red cedar, but arborvitae is similar
cedar is native, arborvitae is not

 

[old CB]

Eastern red cedar would have very distinctive heartwood, purple when split green, and later red. Lone Wolf has it, it's arborvitae (white cedar), the flat-leaved cedar.

 

[4ty8er1]

Looks like Gum of some kind

 

[MuskokaSplitter]

eastern hemlock