Tree Identification

learning_towalk · #1 10-20-2007, 03:26 PM

Can anyone ID this for me? thanks

bassedsouth · #2 10-20-2007, 04:42 PM

I stand to be corrected but that's probably wood

T2W · #3 10-20-2007, 06:03 PM

quickly looking at the bark, it looks like Ash, but you really need to show what the wood looks like from up close.

**Rodent** · #4 10-20-2007, 07:09 PM

an image of the leaves would really be of significant help in a proper identification

R

Yellow · #5 10-21-2007, 01:37 AM

Bark looks like many things, Oak, Maple few others, leaves would be great or the other side of the log where you can see actual grain of the wood, a close up up the end grain can help too.

learning_towalk · #6 10-21-2007, 09:57 AM

here's a pic of the end grain...can't get leaves pics because my buddy who is clearing his land gave this to me as an example...nothing fancy to it but it smells good...He thought that it was a black walnut tree (found a few walnut shells around it) but it's a very light color like maple so I didn't know...thanks for the help guys

T2W · #7 10-21-2007, 10:10 AM

that might be too light in color to be oak, it looks a lot like Ash.

waseok · #8 10-21-2007, 11:39 AM

Man, there are so many god damn trees out there, why it would be ash?

T2W · #9 10-21-2007, 11:44 AM

because it looks like Ash? what the hell? d'you ever wonder why Ash is basically the cheapest hardwood in North America? because there are so god damn many !

waseok · #10 10-21-2007, 03:58 PM

wait wait, i didnt say that in a hostile way or something

peace man
its just, i dont understand how would you prove that, those are really insignificant pictures for wood identification. And saying that its ash only because there are so many of it is not really correct. It may be cedar or something. (does ash smells?)

LeoFenderBender · #11 10-21-2007, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rodent

an image of the leaves would really be of significant help in a proper identification

R

Spoken like a true dendrologist.

T2W · #12 10-21-2007, 05:28 PM

Ash smells, all trees smell when freshly cut. Ash smells sweet.. I dont think the picture of the grain is that insignificant, especially the light brown part near the bottom, but we'll let Larry elaborate when he gets on. sorry for my arrogance. Peace out.

learning_towalk · #13 10-21-2007, 11:43 PM

I'm with you guys, I wish I could see the leaves, then I could prob. I.D. it...thanks for everyone's help...I'm just going by what I was given...He said the tree was about 43" around and prob. 45 feet tall...I wouldn't mind if it were ash...can make a lot of body blanks out of that much ash, lol

PilbaraBass · #14 10-22-2007, 01:48 AM

that's Treeaforus Identificus...commonly known as the "what the..?" tree

awesome tone wood!

Mr. Majestic · #15 10-22-2007, 10:03 AM

There are many trees I am not familiar with in Tennessee, but looking at the bark with it's tight and deep ridges it has all the characteristics of ash. The wood at first glance most definitely appears to be ash. Some other possiblities, but not very strong ones, are elm, hickory, butternut, and chestnut. The combination of bark and wood don't line up for these though. It would be alot easier if there were a better picture of the wood and definitely a picture of the leaves.

JSPguitars · #16 10-23-2007, 01:21 AM

Swamp ash rules!

Sorry guys, just trying to prolong writing a paper as long as possible....
We'd sure like to see how much of this potential 'ash' you're going to get (please don't tell me for FREE

), so we can gauge, exactly, how jealous we should be.
More pics, more pics.

learning_towalk · #17 10-23-2007, 08:28 AM

well this tree was about forty feet tall, straight as an arrow, he said it was around 48" around...so figure some where in the ball park of 650 board feet...Yah he's giving it to me for free...We actually went out looking for black walnut and he ended up cutting this one down because he thought that is what it was....I am paying 22 cents a board foot to get it milled.

Mr. Majestic · #18 10-23-2007, 10:14 AM

Maybe you can post some pics of the wood when you get it milled. I can tell you for certain that it is not walnut. It could be one of the other nut bearing trees though, I'm just not that familiar with Tennessee native trees.

Yellow · #19 10-23-2007, 11:11 AM

Based on the pix I would vote Oak, however look closely at the edge grain and inspect it for tiny pores that run between the growth rings if so then definitely Oak, Ash we have here doesn't have this kind of bark but tons of Oaks do, so does Western Big Leaf Maple when fully mature.

Mr. Majestic · #20 10-23-2007, 12:36 PM

I can say with some confidence that it is not oak. The color of the wood and the grain is not the correct color for oak. A mature ash tree has deeply serrated diamond shaped ridges.