ID this easy splitter

[AHPP]

 

Please and thank you. 

[woody paul]

Some type of plum. 

[sime42]

Looks too nice to burn, with those prominent medullary rays. I think Plum splits like buggery though.

[AHPP]

I did think that as I was cutting it. Salved my conscience by observing the severe shrinkage.

 

Edited April 16 by AHPP

[BillQ]

Alder?

Just about to put some on my fire...

[sime42]

Alder.

 

 

[AHPP]

Don't think so. Bark seems wrong and wood seems harder. I've cut a fair bit of alder and wrote it off fairly early.

[BillQ]

On 16/04/2025 at 09:14, sime42 said:

. I think Plum splits like buggery though.

I had some this year and it was hard to split, sometimes bouncing the axe out and when it cut into the wood I left it for 10 seconds as it groaned and crackled. Also had a lot of dark "thorns" radiating out from near the centre to the bark, but that could be species???

[Deafhead]

Acacia ?

[Stubby]

3 hours ago, Deafhead said:

Acacia ?

That's a good shout .