How To Identify Wood Logs

How To Identify Wood Logs. It can be used for. Use leaves and bark for identifiers.

Dry wood is also much lighter in weight than wet wood, and makes a distinct hollow sound when two pieces are hit together. This is suggested by the excelsior component of its scientific name, which means “higher” or “loftier”. Here you’ll recognise its presence by its leaves, buds and characteristic upturned shoots (see below for more details).

There are two ways to use this site to identify an unknown specimen of wood.

Wood experts rely on a few pointers to be able to tell one wood type from the other. Many trees are readily identified by their scent. Maple grain has broad patterns of differing colors, with fewer sharp edges than oak or ash. These can all be found under the hardwood or softwood tabs above.