Can someone identify this wood please?

[tcreeley]

It will burn fine in the stove. The only reason some hardwood is better than other wood is that people don't burn particular woods- like conifers (softwood). It is the pitch/resin content, Pine/spruce/hemlock/fir are loaded with pitch that likes to creosote up the chimney. That wood will do fine- yes some hardwood throws more heat, some less. Oak does better than aspen/poplar. But wood burns. If you are going to cut it - cut it for the stove, or stack it on the side of the road and sell it.

 

[two_bit_score]

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Here are the pictures of the canopy and the leaf, or remnants of.

Hanks everyone for your replies and assistance! Looks like it's getting pushed into the woods, or maybe posted on Craigslist :laughing:

Until I saw the leaf I was going to say chinaberry. But that's not a chinaberry leaf.

 

[AchingBack]

Carvers of duck decoys and other fowl, love basswood. You could probably sell some. Who knows, maybe even the guys over at Duck Dynasty could use it for duck calls.

I'd cut it in two and see what it's like in the middle. If it is solid, and it is a basswood, I'd call it a blessed tree.Basswood Exotic Wood & Basswood Lumber | Bell Forest Products

 

[MossRoad]

They use basswood for parts of carousel horses, too.

 

[Weedy Fields]

Basswood also tends to grow in clumps like you picture. Basswood is not heavy, feels relatively light compared to other hardwoods, as mentioned it is very desirable for carving. Look into prices for blocks of basswood for carving.
You can burn it but its not in the category as Sugar Maple, Hickory or Iron Wood.

 

[Egon]

Creosote is the product of incomplete combustion. It's independent of wood species.

 

[s219]

Creosote is the product of incomplete combustion. It's independent of wood species.

Agreed. I am not afraid of burning pine as long as it's well dried and I know the fire is hot enough. Problems occur (with any wood) when the fire is cool and the wood has too much moisture. Steam forms, and lowers the smoke temperature (towards 212F) allowing creosote to form. I forget the temperature needed for creosote to form, but I think it's in the 350F range and lower. Keep your smoke hotter than that, and you're good. That is harder to do in a long cold chimney that is outdoors, of course.

 

[tcreeley]

Creosote is the product of incomplete combustion. It's independent of wood species.

Burning wood is about getting the wood to turn into red embers throwing heat over hours. Wood burned too fast skips this stage and consumes the wood quickly. We use air tight stoves to slow the burn rate, giving the wood a chance to form these glowing ember coats. Airtight stoves will smolder wood and slow the burn rate, when turned down low- increasing production of creosote. Resinous woods like to burn hot and fast- too fast but smoldering that wood in your airtight does produce a lot of creosote. Unless you want that hot fast fire, better to not burn conifers in your stove. All wood can produce creosote- but the burning qualities of wood and the moisture content make the difference and are your indicators of what to burn and not burn.

Creosote from Wood Burning - Causes and Solutions

-Very good chart by wood species: burning qualities - hard and softwoods.
Wood Heating - Forestry - forestry.usu.edu

 

[Egon]

Here I thought airtight stoves were to increase the burning efficiency and eliminate excess air which can give a cold chimney.

Awfull lot of folks only have conifers to burn.

In the end it's all about complete combustion regardless of the wood used.

 

[s219]

There is a bit of a myth about burning conifers and greater creosote production. Some parts of the world (i.e., western US) only have that type of wood for heating, and they don't have worse creosote / chimney fire problems than other places.