Is this pecan?

K&RWelding · Joined: 09 Sep 2010 Posts: 15 Location: Elizabeth City NC

as I was driving to the store, I saw a guy putting a free sign by a small pile of wood, I stopped and asked what kind it was, he said he thought it was pecan but couldnt be sure since he had just moved in and the wood was stacked on the back deck. I know oak,maple and sassafras,but the only experience I have with pecan is what comes out of a bag. Its kind of hard to split. What do you think?

http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz93/sanddevil36/OK%20JOE/004-1.jpg

http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz93/sanddevil36/OK%20JOE/005-1.jpg

http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz93/sanddevil36/OK%20JOE/007-1.jpg

http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz93/sanddevil36/OK%20JOE/009-1.jpg

http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz93/sanddevil36/OK%20JOE/006-1.jpg

BigOrson · Posted: Oct 21 2010 Post subject:

I'm no expert, but that looks a lot more like hickory or oak to me. The pecan I've had didn't have bark that rough or a grain that deep. The hickorys and oaks in my back yard do.

popawillieq · Posted: Oct 21 2010 Post subject:

i'm with BigOrson i haven't seen that scaley bark on pecan. best thing to do is start a little fire, drink a few beers, and see if you like the sent.

tacklebox · Posted: Oct 21 2010 Post subject:

Looks like it could be, but I'm no expert.

http://forestry.about.com/od/forestphotogalleries/ig/Dormant-Winter-Tree-Gallery/Pecan-Bark.htm
http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/cail2.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pecan_bark.jpg
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K&RWelding · Joined: 09 Sep 2010 Posts: 15 Location: Elizabeth City NC

Thanks BigOrson and popawillieq.

Thanks for the links tacklebox,I have the top one that you gave and this one
http://desktoppub.about.com/library/photos/bltexture2.htm
when I did my search.
I guess the best thing to do is go find a pecan tree and match it up to what I have.

Gtown · Posted: Oct 21 2010 Post subject:

Looks just like the limbs that fall from my old growth pecan trees every year. I would say that it is Pecan.

patruns · Posted: Oct 22 2010 Post subject:

My first guess was oak as well...................
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Catfish · Posted: Oct 22 2010 Post subject:

That's pecan where I live. I've got thirty trees and that's what it looks like. Usually oak is a tighter, smoother bark and hickory is fairly smooth with deep ruts but not as scaly. Also, hickory is usually a light grey.
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killswitch505 · Posted: Oct 22 2010 Post subject:

K&RWelding · Joined: 09 Sep 2010 Posts: 15 Location: Elizabeth City NC

Thanks guys, I went and checked it against a pecan tree at my daughters school,looks just like it.
Thanks for the help
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Caledonia Barbecue · Joined: 19 Aug 2010 Posts: 22 Location: Flora ms

no doubt thats pecan i promise i own 2500 acres i know the difference between pecan hickory and oak

SoTexSkinny · Newbie Joined: 26 Mar 2011 Posts: 30 Location: Helotes, TX

Pecan for sure. No doubt.
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fallywhacker · Posted: Apr 12 2011 Post subject:

From the picture I saw I do believe it ius pecan. When I saw the end and linial grain I pretty much knew for sure because it identical to hickory which is from the same family. Around here pcecan is not a native tree . Though there some success with transplanting most are from grafting pecan limbs yo small hickory saplings. That may be why some people see pecan trees with smoother bark.
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Caledonia Barbecue · Joined: 19 Aug 2010 Posts: 22 Location: Flora ms

Pecan for sure

SoEzzy · Posted: Jun 07 2011 Post subject:

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