What type of tree??

Rick99 · Apr 25, 2014

Hi guys, sorry for the dumb question but any idea of what type of tree I have here? I think it's a maple but not sure. The recent storms knocked a boat load of tree branches down and I was hoping I could smoke with the wood in my offset. Any help would be great and thanks. Not the best pictures but all I have for now.

IamMadMan · Apr 25, 2014

How about a good close-up of a leaf?

Rick99 · Apr 25, 2014

IamMadMan said:
How about a good close-up of a leaf?

Ok going to try, really no leaves yet but this is the best going to try and grab one

Rick99 · Apr 25, 2014

Best I could find from a dead pike the leaves on the branches are real small and can't reach them so I had to use this dead one.

mchar69 · Apr 25, 2014

You sure that leaf is from that spindly tree? If so, red oak is my best guess. Still need to dry the wood out.

Rick99 · Apr 25, 2014

mchar69 said:
You sure that leaf is from that spindly tree? If so, red oak is my best guess. Still need to dry the wood out.

Took the big camera out to get a pic of the leaves in the tree here they are

Rick99 · Apr 25, 2014

Rick99 said:
Took the big camera out to get a pic of the leaves in the tree here they are View attachment 94979

And another

tpope · Apr 25, 2014

The leaf is from a red oak of some type... Get a picture of the bark.

Rick99 · Apr 25, 2014

Here is a tree right next to it, they look the same to me

Rick99 · Apr 25, 2014

And one more of the pile

Rick99 · Apr 25, 2014

Do these pictures help?

Budman1 · Apr 25, 2014

Almost looks like a maple. Silver maple maybe. The leaf you are holding is an oak, but the pics of the tree look like maple.

Smokin' D · Apr 25, 2014

I think the leaf you are holding is a Red Oak or Pin Oak leaf. The tree looks to be a Silver Maple, which is a softer wood than Norway or Sugar maple, but might be fine to cook with. A very mild smoke though and not a lot of BTU's.

tpope · Apr 25, 2014

Maple. Yes smoke with it. Red oak too..

Rick99 · Apr 25, 2014

Alright thanks everyone so It looks like I have a maple for the smaller tree and the fatter one is a red oak? Thanks for all your help!

cliffcarter · Apr 25, 2014

Rick99 said:
Alright thanks everyone so It looks like I have a maple for the smaller tree and the fatter one is a red oak? Thanks for all your help!

Looks to me that you have two silver maples, no oak tree, just a random leaf. The first pictures of leaves that you posted are silver maple leaves. Oak trees are the last trees to leaf out in the spring, maples are among the first, especially red and silver maples.

Teleking · Apr 25, 2014

Rick99 said:
And anotherView attachment 94980

Silver maple.

revkab · Apr 25, 2014

The trees with the live leaves on them are Maple without a question. I concur with the guess that they are probably silver maple because of the sharp forks. The leave you held in your hand did not come from the tree in the picture, it is an oak.

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