help identify the tree

[SPIKER]

second set of pics tells me maple as well most defiantly not hickory from this latitude. 

this is a pignut hickory it shows the traditional diamond shaped raised bark.


standard shag bark hickory


king nut hickory


unfortunately I do not have any pics in the gallery of any red/silver/sugar maples.  My best guess is red maple as silver usually has more furled bark, like mentioned some maples will twist/corkscrew as the grain grows red is worse for this and also worse for splitting, usually silver maple will pop and fall apart with little effort.

Mark

[OneWithWood]

After looking more closely at the pics I am moving away from hickory and closer to red maple.

Jeff has seen a few more logs than I so I suspect he has it right.

[bull]

I hit the Maple button !!!!   white wood thru to the heart.....

[LeeB]

Burn some. Your nose knows.

[WDH]

I just saw this thread, and it was maplish to me from the start.  I lean maplish.  Like Dodgy says, the end grain tells the tale.

[coyotencuttin]

sorry i haven't updated anything lately. been busy cutting my little personal log yard. i tried to burn a little piece sunday night and i think it stunk. wouldn't want to eat anything from that. kinda smelled like citronella or punk. i don't think its very heavy to lift.a couple pieces pulled the limb/spike out of the wood.it would split and sometimes it would split hard but it would not split clean, it would tear more than i would say it split. thanks for all the help.  harold

[stumpy]

I vote for Silver maple

[DanG]

Good going Coyote!  You've made a positive ID.  It's a nothickory! ;D 8) 8)