Wood Identification

[Macon Monroe]

I Need help identifying this wood. Im thinking it is a Maple.

This tree had to be cut down because it was in the way of us moving a house. I did not cut it down so I did not see any leaves.

I did the best I could with the pictures.

 

[Mike Johnson]

If you log into Google Earth and view the street map location via the satellite image option you can zoom into the address where the tree was cut down and possibly see the tree when it had leaves. You can also get a closer view by switching to the street view option and view the tree from the road. This will most likely allow identify the species with the leaves still on the tree.

 

[robo hippy]

The first photo, with that type of flecking, to me says beech. However, beech trees tend to have smooth bark.

robo hippy

 

[Arkriver]

It also looks a little like quarter sawn sycamore

 

[Richard Coers]

Hard maple. It has medullary rays just like sycamore. Sycamore would have a green/gray bark with a patchy smooth look.

 

[Perry Hilbert]

Never knew Hard maple could get those flecks. Have a cache of sugar maple turning blanks and no flecks in that Of course there are a few other hard maples.. The lines between growth rings look a little open for hard maples I have worked with.

 

[Macon Monroe]

I've cut it up for blanks. It has a lot of figuring going on. It has a maple smell to it. But you guys more than likely know more.

 

[Mark Jundanian]

If while turning it you get an urge for pancakes, then it's maple.

 

[Owen Lowe]

Never knew Hard maple could get those flecks. Have a cache of sugar maple turning blanks and no flecks in that Of course there are a few other hard maples.. The lines between growth rings look a little open for hard maples I have worked with.

There are a whole bunch of maples and most are not "hard maple". I agree it's a maple but not the sugar variety of syrup renown.

 

[Odie]

If while turning it you get an urge for pancakes, then it's maple.

Now THAT......made me LOL!

 

[Perry Hilbert]

There are a whole bunch of maples and most are not "hard maple". I agree it's a maple but not the sugar variety of syrup renown.

Most of the maple on my property is red maple. Pops up like weeds, pretty soft. Still makes fair syrup. Made a few gallons over the years. Down along the creek, there is another Maple, (not sugar) that is very hard. When I first got back into turning 5 years ago, everything I turned was red maple because it was what was in the firewood pile.

 

[Karl Loeblein]

Are you able to find any of the branches to look at? Maples are one of the few trees that have opposite branching.

TIP: Use the mnemonic "MAD Bucking Horse" to help recall the most common trees having opposite branching which are Maple Ash, Dogwood, Buckeye and Horse Chestnut.

 

[Macon Monroe]

Are you able to find any of the branches to look at? Maples are one of the few trees that have opposite branching.

TIP: Use the mnemonic "MAD Bucking Horse" to help recall the most common trees having opposite branching which are Maple Ash, Dogwood, Buckeye and Horse Chestnut.

When I got it, all of the leaves and limbs where gone. I keep my chainsaw pretty sharp and it was tough cutting.

I looked on Google Earth to try to identify it. The picture was to blurry.

I counted 60 growth rings. Almost 24" in diameter

 

[John Landis]

The USDA Forest Products Laboratory offers a free wood identification service for US citizens. Send them a sample, and they will give you the scientific name. There is a form and instructions on their website

 

[Tim Connell]

Head over to http://hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/

Clean up an end grain sample and compare to some of the likely candidates.