Help with ID of tree

[Code54]

Just had to cut down a tree on the edge of the yard, about 80 feet tall and pretty darn solid (top was dead but the bottom is still good). Was not sure what kind of tree it was and was looking for a little help.

Also was thinking about taking some of the logs to the mill and seeing what they will give me for them but thought I should know something about the wood before hand.
Also any guess what 3, 18"x8' (all 3 logs are perfect, straight and solid) logs are worth?

 

[om21braz]

Not an arborist by no means, but I'd guess Red Oak. As for value - the lumber would probably be worth more to you than many places would pay you for it.

 

[Buxus]

I vote white oak.

 

[PhysAssist]

Not an arborist by no means, but I'd guess Red Oak. As for value - the lumber would probably be worth more to you than many places would pay you for it.

I concur with all of the above [including my lack of a forestry degree], except that while I KNOW [from the leaves] that it is oak, I don't know what type it is.

 

[Code54]

I was thinking Oak so that makes me feel better. It is definitely a hard wood - made the saw work a bit to get through it!
THANKS!

 

[murphy1244]

I vote white oak as the tips are rounded not sharp. white oak - Google Search

Red Oak - Google Search

 

[PhysAssist]

I vote white oak as the tips are rounded not sharp. white oak - Google Search

Red Oak - Google Search

Looks like white oak wins:

 

[Code54]

THANKS!
Seems something is killing a bunch of our trees, hate having to cut them down but the tops are dying out first then the rest of the tree slowly dies and starts rotting. Got two more big ones I need to stop sometime soon.....

 

[Buxus]

Probably sudden oak death.

 

[MossRoad]

Its definitely oak. What type? Who knows?

I'm gonna guess white oak based on page 8 of the below link, your location, and the shape of the leaves that don't have the tips missing.

This is a really neat guide to identifying oaks in the eastern U.S.
http://www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/technology/pdfs/fieldguide.pdf

 

[farmer2009]

White oak.

Do you need runners for anything? Wagon frame? White oak is pretty hard and strong, also naturally rot resistant. Not as good as a red cedar but works good for buildings on skids or livestock feeders or hunting blinds. As they will with stand being drug over the ground better than cedar. (Cedar is a soft wood).

Thinking they maybe worth more to you than a mill would pay. Maybe not.

 

[bcp]

This tree ID method always works for me.

Measure like the red arrow shows. If not circular, measure the long way and the short way and average the measurements.



Bruce

 

[dstig1]

Definitely an oak, but all I can tell you for sure is not red oak. Bark doesn't really look like white oak, but it is covered in lichens and stuff, so I cannot tell. There are a few other oak species that have rounded leaves like burr oak. I don't know what is native or common to your area. And I am surely no expert...

What is killing them might be oak blight. Has been an issue up here.

 

[oosik]

The leaves look like the oak I have in my yard. The oak that DOES NOT like growing in this climate.

 

[timster2]

Cut to 8'6" the local mill would pay about $200 if your logs are clean. The range would be between $150 and $240 depending on the buyer and condition. Those logs should weigh about 2500 lbs and yield about 300 board feet total.

 

[wngsprd]

Based on the bristle tips of the leaves on the right side of the photo, the color of the wood in the sawed off branch, and the lichen covered bark, it looks like a northern red oak.

 

[Code54]

Thank you gentleman, that helps a lot. I really don't need the wood so if I find someone that wants it that would be great and if not no big deal. Would like it to get used for something useful.

We also burn a little but I have about 3 cords cut and split/stacked and only use about ½ cord a year so no big demand right now for more....

Thank you all again!

 

[Code54]

LOL! thanks Teg

 

[stuckmotor]

I think white oak smells like dog poop. Other oaks may smell that way too though.