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General Forestry => Tree, Plant and Wood I.D. => Topic started by: Stephen1 on September 05, 2018, 08:28:31 AM
I was given these logs a few years ago, I was told they were used as an ornamental tree up here, but that it was native to the South Eastern USA
I would like to sell them but do not know the name
The bark has an orange hue as it has dried. I was told it was a hardwood, but the grain seems more softwood
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know the name.
Sure looks like sassafras
Looks like yellow pine.
Looks like sassafras. The smell/sneeze will let you know for sure. Awesome wood for outdoor projects. Light, strong and weather-resistant.
Sassafras
Take a close-up pic of the grain.
I'm over at the yard tomorrow and I'll get a better picture of the grain.
chestnut oak maybe?
Sassafras has orange bark when it's fresh. Do you see orange?
looks like sassafras to me. wood will have kind of a bronze sheen or color.
One thing I do know it is not yellow pine!
Quote from: Woodpecker52 on December 25, 2018, 10:35:42 PM
One thing I do know it is not yellow pine!
Yep, i would agree with that.
I cut down a couple sassafras trees in Rochester NY that had bark and a grain pattern when flat sawn like that shown in your pictures. The lumber I have is quite light weight and a light tan color. It also has a distictive smell when sawn. It is a native species on the US side of Lake Ontario. Not sure if it is native on your side of the lake. I have never seen any in my woods which is near the Pennsylvania border.