Tree identification

[se7enthdevil]

ash...

[se7enthdevil]

4 minutes ago, 90545 said:

the wood is light (not heavy)

 

no pith

 

splits very very easily - easiest I have ever known

most likely ash then.

[Squaredy]

As has been said it will burn OK if it is dry, however the amount of heat a wood gives off is directly related to its density.  In other words a light timber that is dry will give much less heat than a heavy timber that is dry.  All the best firewoods (Ash, Beech, Oak, Elm) are dense woods.

Edited April 12, 2018 by Squaredy
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[se7enthdevil]

tell that to cedar then, gave off more heat than any other timber i've burned and i've burned tropical civil engineering timbers that are much heavier than ones we get on this little island.

[Stubby]

I think some soft woods give out more heat than some hard woods . Just for a shorter time . The calorific value of wood by weight is pretty much the same . E.g.  three Larch logs that weigh the same as one Holme  Oak  log will give out the same energy heat wise . 

Edited April 12, 2018 by Stubby

[Baldbloke]

Best guess is ash as has already been said. Even burns ok without proper seasoning/drying. Calorific value much better/excellent if dried[emoji1303]

The unprepared mans winter fuel of choice

Cedar is a really hot burn as someone suggested. Must be the oils within it

[90545]

OK thanks a lot - I really didn't think it was Ash but my skills are 1/10 so I am totally going with your verdict of Ash

 

I will let it season for a good long while so I am looking forward to see how it burns

 

Luckily we had a fully grown beech come down this winter and have gotten tons (literally) of wonderful wood out of that

[woody paul]

Could be an Almond .

[tomo567]

Cornus

[Yournamehere]

sorry to be late; bird cherry: prunus padua