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Carpinus carolinana
Peterson calls it ironwood; others call it American hornbeam, blue beech, etc. It's a tree with dense wood and a trunk that has an undulating surface usually described as muscular. I've been told that ironwood puts out more BTUs per pound than any other firewood.
Mixed deciduous forest.
Spotted on May 27, 2005
Submitted on Feb 27, 2013
2 Comments
I love the trunk, too. I find myself saying, "It's one of my favorites," about a lot of things here, but I really do have a special fondness for ironwood.
It love how the trunk looks so tough, I wonder if those BTU measurements took into account the ones emitted trying to chop it. :)