Help with wood identification

[fendersrule]

Picked up some free wood. She said it was plum and cherry with another unknown tree

This seems like plum.

I have no clue what this is.

This either.

 

[SmokingUPnorth]

That last pic to me looks like cherry. But I’m by far no expert

 

[fendersrule]

Yeah. I have no problem burning the #1 and #3. 3 does seem like a young cherry or something. Only thing is that it doesn’t have stretch marks….

#2 is the oddball. Doesn’t seem fruit wood to me.

 

[ceeaton]

Yeah. I have no problem burning the #1 and #3. 3 does seem like a young cherry or something. Only thing is that it doesn’t have stretch marks….

#2 is the oddball. Doesn’t seem fruit wood to me.

Agreed, #2 I've been trying to figure out, I know I've seen it before at our cabin (northcentral PA). #1 I'm almost positive is plum, I had one, bark looked just like that. #3 looks like cherry, not positive since there are so many types of cherry.

 

[912smoker]

DougE is an expert at this. Maybe he'll be along to help!

Keith

 

[DougE]

#1 looks to be from a Prunus species (plum, cherry, peach, etc belong to this group). I have some ideas as to what the others may be, but without more to go by, I'm not going to ID.

 

[fendersrule]

#1 looks to be from a Prunus species (plum, cherry, peach, etc belong to this group). I have some ideas as to what the others may be, but without more to go by, I'm not going to ID.

Would you agree that #1 and #3 are fruit trees and good to go (once seasoned?)

 

[fendersrule]

Here’s some more of #3. Did some chainsaw action.

 

[DougE]

3 could be pear (probably Bradford, if so) and is fine for smoking. It's good for delicate things like fish where you don't want the smoke flavor to overpower.

 

[fendersrule]

More of #3

 

[fendersrule]

#2 doesn’t have a bark “ring” on any crosscut section. I’m thinking that’s a fire pit item…

I’m now loaded with oak, apple, maple, plum, pecan, cherry, hickory, pear?, mesquite, and apricot.

I’ve usually been using oak as my base fuel for red meat, then just spike it mesquite or hickory depending on the meat.

These are definitely young trees. 3 years old I think. Can’t beat free though. Now
To let ‘em sit for awhile.

 

[daspyknows]

I also think #3 is pear. I have some with bark that looks similar.

 

[fendersrule]

Yeah. THIS is cherry.

Smooth, burgundy with stretch marks. Cherry can also be greyish too, but should still be smooth skin for all I know...

Cherry that I know doesn’t have a “barky” like outside. But as some have said, many types of cherry trees. Looks to me like a pear tree because they have that rougher bark on the outside. I'd wager my bet on that guess as well.

My guess is the trees were so young they never really saw them bear fruit, or just recently moved in, so some guessing was involved. I do think they are correct on the plum though. Sounds like #3 is pear.

Sounds like #2 is burn-pit wood!

 

[DougE]

Yeah. THIS is cherry.
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Smooth, burgundy with stretch marks.

Cherry that I know doesn’t have a “barky” like outside. But as some have said, many types of cherry trees.

My guess is the trees were so young they never really saw them bear fruit, or just recently moved in, so some guessing was involved. I do think they are correct on the plum though. Sounds like #3 is pear.

Sounds like #2 is burn-pit wood!

Smaller limbs and twigs on cherry (and other prunus species) have smooth bark. The outer bark on larger limbs tends to have a peeled appearance (kinda like birch).

This is all cherry.

The bark on the trunk is tight, but flaked on large cherry trees

 

[Hijack73]

Laws DougE did you raise that cherry on corn?

I've never seen one half that big. I had a good sized one at my old house that I was pretty proud of but that's like Kong.

 

[DougE]

Laws DougE did you raise that cherry on corn?

I've never seen one half that big. I had a good sized one at my old house that I was pretty proud of but that's like Kong.

Just a volunteer wild cherry that got blown over across the road to the back of my farm a few years ago.