Wood ID Help

[johnpma]

Can anyone tell me what I have here? Got a load of wood from a buddy that had his lot cleared. Have a lot of logs with rows of holes like the picture....

[ADK_XJ]

Got a pic of the grain? Pretty tough to say from that shot.

[Maple Man 85]

Some sort of pine...

[johnpma]

Another pic of the grain apple?

[madmapler]

It's not pine. How does it split? If your axe kinda sinks into it before popping, it's probably basswood. Those holes "I think"are from a type of wasp larvae. Can't remember of the name. I'm pretty sure you're safe.

[johnpma]

It's not pine. How does it split? If your axe kinda sinks into it before popping, it's probably basswood. Those holes "I think"are from a type of wasp larvae. Can't remember of the name. I'm pretty sure you're safe. Thanks! It's strange every log has the holes and it's almost perfectly spaced........I thought birdseye maple:lol: But I'm horrible with wood ID Splits so so on the small splitter seems to split more like cherry almost like a twist split definitely not like oak ash or maple

[wiam]

Wood is too dark to be Basswood

[n8hutch]

Looks like Red Pine to me.

[Sugarmaker]

Holes may be from sapsucker (bird not vacuum system) It looks like wood that if dry and split will make syrup like crazy!
Regards,
Chris

[jimsudz]

Wood looks like basswood, the bark example is not a great example. Basswood does have the sap sucker marks a lot of the time. Burns fast when dry heat generated is'nt the hottest. Good if free

[billyinvt]

How dense is it? Could be what goes by ironwood, or " hardack". Botanical name is Hop Hornbeam. Not easy to split, kinda twisty. Burns crazy hot once it's dry.

[WMF]

Looks like Crab Apple or some variant of it. Is it heavy and dense?

[jimsudz]

Still think its basswood. Green basswood is not as white when green. Almost seems to oxidize when cut or split When it is dry it is much lighter in color. The heart is darker if it has heartwood. The knot looks exactly like the rotted knot of basswood when you saw basswood that has knots.Like I said from the bark it doesn't look like basswood. Apple should be much more dense and heavier then basswood.Bark looks to thick for apple

[johnpma]

I think what has me intrigued is all the holes around the circumstance of the logs and almost equally spaced length wise

It is dense wood with a sweet smell to it and it burns real nice and hot but quick

[tuckermtn]

what is the overall form of the tree? apple is typically short and twisting and basswood is typically straight and tall like an ash tree

[mullikinmaple]

Those are sapsucker holes and I believe species is password. However I agree that bark is not consistent with most basswoods. Burn it!

[Bricklayer]

I second it being ironwood, I burn a lot of it. Even when it's dry if you tap it on concrete or something solid it will ting ting. Not like other fire wood. I've wrecked many chains on iron wood. Now I just cut them in lengths and let dry for a couple years before I attempt to block them. They burn like hell though. Lots of heat.

[Daveg]

Hop Hornbeam (Ironwood). One of highest BTU/cord hardwoods in the Eastern forests. Unfortunately, it doesn't get bigger than 14" DBH.

[Sugarmaker]

Yes on second look at this I think ironwood too. But it really looks a lot like syrup wood to me!
Regards,
Chris

[lenp]

I also think the holes are from sap suckers, I have never seen that on ironwood I think it's some kind of apple

[johnpma]

I also think the holes are from sap suckers, I have never seen that on ironwood I think it's some kind of apple What are sap suckers?

[lyford]

They are a bird with a beak similar to a woodpecker. Sap suckers will bore a hole in certain trees to feed on the sap inside.

[johnpma]

Better picture of the wood Every log has rows of holes like this