Tree ID Needed

[rvachewlover]

Hi All,

wondering if a more accomplished arborist could get an ID on this tree my brother in law and I cut down this weekend. Looks like oak but we also thought maple.

 

[Ringer]

The first picture looks like white oak

 

[TNJAKE]

Definitely not maple. I'd say white oak as well. Some good smoker wood

 

[buzzy]

I'm by far no expert but looks like a black gum tree. Be a lot easier if had some leaves to look at.

 

[indaswamp]

Be a lot easier if had some leaves to look at.

Yep. check back with the tree when the stump starts regrowth, then I.D. should be fairly easy.

 

[rvachewlover]

So I either have the mother of all smoking wood or a pile of waste. We didn't see any gum balls and there was a decent amount of oak leaves on the ground around it. Anyone with personal experience splitting Black Gum or White Oak? It wasn't a pleasure to split the next day but we assumed it was because it was so green. Everything I read online says that Black Gum is horrible to split. It wasn't horrible, I'm sure you can see the multiple strikes it took to split in the pile picture though.

 

[texomakid]

That does look like white oak. Any acorns laying around under it on the ground?

Man I've got a some cottonwood and Willow's I'm fixing to cut down. Can't use them for smoking and I'm not sure if I even want to burn them in my wood stove in the shop. Both are useless tress IMO.

 

[indaswamp]

Willow grows great oyster mushrooms....that is about the only redeeming quality about it. Well that an it does a great job stabilizing floatant marshes of Louisiana....but other than that, you are right....useless for much else.