Ok need help identifying this wood PLEASE

mikeyd · Nov 13, 2012

Ok everyone got this wood and several people have told me this is GREAT wood to cook over in my Santa Maria grill.
Can someone PLEASE help me identify what kind of tree this is?

Mike

plakers · Nov 13, 2012

the leaf pattern looks very much like a hickory, the bark less so. Maybe a (k)Not Hickory. Maybe a Pignut Hickory.
See if this is your tree

http://forestry.about.com/od/hardwoods/tp/Carya_glabra.htm

PitRow · Nov 13, 2012

based on the leaf I'd say it's an ash.

NivekD · Nov 13, 2012

PitRow said:
based on the leaf I'd say it's an ash.

Looks like Ash to me too...I've got seven of em in my yard.

Gnaws on Pigs · Nov 13, 2012

Not a hickory, for sure. Could very well be a species of ash. Looks like the leaves/twigs are opposite. Could also be some exotic ornamental tree. If it's a native tree, I'd say it's a species of ash, but it's hard to say for sure from those photos. If it was an eastern tree, I could tell you, but there's a lot of trees out there that I'm not familiar with.

retired trucker · Nov 13, 2012

Looks like ash to me too. I have used it to smoke a rolled roast in years past, and with excellent results also. Smoked it on a sheet iron folded "Pit". Bent in a U shape and put a grill and another piece of tin on top to hold in the smoke. Smoked it for about 3 hours, low and slow.

mikeyd · Nov 13, 2012

I was guessing Hickory or Ash myself but here is the weird part....the bark(maybe to young) doesn't look like ash bark does it? Also it does look like Hickory BUT it has the 5 leaf pattern like hickory.

I'm comparing all this to this site it shows the different leaf patter of the different types of Ash and toward the very bottom it shows the Hickory leaf patter. 5 leaves?
http://treedoctor.anr.msu.edu/ash/ashtree_id.html

Mike

deguerre · Nov 13, 2012

The flowers have me stumped though.

AustinKnight · Nov 13, 2012

The first thing that came to mind was ash, great for shade

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martyleach · Nov 13, 2012

That'd be an ash. 90% confidence. Leaves little seed pods everywhere...

CarolinaQue · Nov 13, 2012

Yep...another vote for ash. Definately not a hickory.

cliffcarter · Nov 13, 2012

Might be an ash native to the western U.S.
Have you noticed any nuts associated with it? Leaves and bark resemble English Walnut, the female flowers appear with the leaves, see deguerre's comment above.
Female flowers of English Walnut-

The photo above was found at this site-
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Valued_image_set:_Juglans_regia_(Common_Walnut)

Jethro1 · Nov 13, 2012

Mikeyd. Show the pictures to your local cooperative extension. Go to the source.

mikeyd · Nov 14, 2012

Ok let's say it is a Ash tree.....is it good cooking wood for my Santa Maria?

martyleach · Nov 14, 2012

Give it a try and smell the smoke. Cook a fatty on it or something cheap. I have never tried ash and I would be interested to know how it is.

CarolinaQue · Nov 14, 2012

If it is ash, it's not bad for beef. I wouldn't use it for the primary wood though. I'd mix it with another wood like oak.

landarc · Nov 14, 2012

I would agree, the branching pattern, bi-pinnate leaves and bark are all saying ash. It is a hardwood (obviously) and not toxic, that is to say, there are no toxins in an ash tree. I have no idea what the flavor profile will be. It will light fast and burn fast, as the tree is a fast grower, with an overall less dense structure.

AustinKnight · Nov 14, 2012

mikeyd said:
Ok let's say it is a Ash tree.....is it good cooking wood for my Santa Maria?

I'm allergic to ash so I'm not in on smoking with it that's me. I break out in hives from touching it.

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mikeyd · Nov 16, 2012

So overall good cooking wood but mix with others don't use straight is what I'm understanding right?

Mike

Ok need help identifying this wood PLEASE

mikeyd

Got Wood.

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PitRow

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NivekD

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mikeyd

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deguerre

somebody shut me the fark up.

AustinKnight

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martyleach

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Jethro1

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mikeyd

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