Identifying wood

[SmokinB's]

I am new to using bulk wood and came across a bunch for free but not sure what kind it is. Anyone willing to take a look and give me an opinion? It was already split and no leaves to use as an identifier. I took these pics of the bark, and wood grain.

 

[mike243]

looks like pine to me and not suitable for cooking

 

[unclebubbas bbq]

It is not Pine. I think it is Hickory or it could be Ash

 

[phatbac]

Looks like black Oak to me...

Happy Smoking,
phatbac (Aaron)

 

[SmokyMose]

Tough call. It doesn't really look like pine to me, but there are all sorts of pine.
If it's a hardwood you should be able to smoke with it. Is it pretty heavy?
Light some up and see what it smells like....
A softwood (like pine) will burn up pretty fast.
By the way, welcome to the forum!

 

[kmmamm]

Looks like you may have some ash. What part of the county are you in? Emerald ash bore has wiped out a large part of the ash tree population East of the Mississippi. If it is ash, it will burn hot, produce little smoke of neutral quality and leave a pile of white ashes. I mostly use it in fire pit or to provide supplement heat when using cherry..

 

[SmokyMose]

Looks like you may have some ash. What part of the county are you in? Emerald ash bore has wiped out a large part of the ash tree population East of the Mississippi. If it is ash, it will burn hot, produce little smoke of neutral quality and leave a pile of white ashes. I mostly use it in fire pit or to provide supplement heat when using cherry..

His profile says Kansas City, MO

 

[SmokinB's]

Yes Mid Missouri.

 

[mike243]

might be able to pick it out of here,the white sap on the right bottom is 1 reason I say pine.

 

[kmmamm]

there Is a simple way to determine if it is pine....split a piece and take a sniff. There is no mistaking the smell of pine resin.

 

[SmokinB's]

I have not noticed any resin on the wood and does not have an essence of pine either. I was told it was apple, but it did not the appearance of most apple I have used. I will be burning some in my fire pit tonight to get a better idea of the smoke it produces and the burn time. Thanks for all the great info, and glad to be a part of this amazing group!

 

[DanMcG]

I was told it was apple

Now that ya mention it, it does look like apple, had some crab apple trees with similar bark.

 

[gmc2003]

It's tough to identify wood without any leaves. It does kinda look like apple.

Chris

 

[Bearcarver]

It's tough to identify wood without any leaves. It does kinda look like apple.

Chris

LOL---I'm only good at recognizing species of milled boards of wood used in cabinetmaking.

Bear

 

[BC Buck]

Bark could be white oak .

 

[JWFokker]

Need more pictures. Bark looks like like bitternut hickory to me.