So an excavator buddy called. "Want some firewood?"

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Boiler74

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Nov 30, 2012
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West Lafayette, IN
A buddy of mine is an excavator. He was clearing a lot near me. He called and asked if I wanted some logs for firewood. Uh.... Sure. How much?

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Yikes. That's a lot of logs. Trying to figure out what I have. Anyone know what this is?

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Boy doesn't look like any tulip poplar I've seen. There are horizontal bars like black cherry in places, but the bark is too light to be that.
 
Looks like poplar and ash as far as I can tell from the photos
 
Oak. There's an oak leaf right next to it.:rolleyes:
 
That close up shot may be aspen.
 
My first thought was some sort of poplar . . . quaking, big tooth, etc. . . . based on the bark color . . . note the green where some of the outer bark has been scuffed off. Try rubbing your hand along the bark . . . a lot of times poplar will feel smooth and you may even have some talcum-like residue come off on to your hand.
 
Boy doesn't look like any tulip poplar I've seen. There are horizontal bars like black cherry in places, but the bark is too light to be that.

It's not tulip thats for sure. Maybe a fir?
 
Oak. There's an oak leaf right next to it.:rolleyes:
Heck, that leaf could've blown in from anywhere...
Not sure about the close-up pic, but it looks to me like there's some Oak in that pile...
 
Nice score boiler74. That is a good friend.
 
Since no one else has, let me be the first to welcome you the the "You Suck" club.;lol The only people calling me are bill collectors! Remember, this is said and meant in the spirt of Wood Shed fun.
 
Boy doesn't look like any tulip poplar I've seen. There are horizontal bars like black cherry in places, but the bark is too light to be that.

That is because it is not tulip poplar; it is aspen or what most folks call poplar. There is no comparison between the two. In the stack of logs you have both good and marginal wood.
 
That is because it is not tulip poplar; it is aspen or what most folks call poplar. There is no comparison between the two. In the stack of logs you have both good and marginal wood.

Ok, so I'm still learning. I didn't know Aspen was a poplar. I hiked back to a known stand of aspen, and that is what it is. Thanks everyone.
 
To the OP... at least your buddy uses a saw.... I've seen lots cleared with a just a thumb equipped Volvo EC340 excavator.... you'd be amazed the size of the trees that machine can just *knock* over...
 
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To the OP... at least your buddy uses a saw.... I've seen lots cleared with a just a thumb equipped Volvo EC340 excavator.... you'd be amazed the size of the trees that machine can just *knock* over...

These were knocked over with an excavator and then his guys cut them into logs.
 
Need split pics, close-up end grain pics and bark pics...
 
They do that around here too, just most of the time run all the wood through a chipper or dig a big hole and shove everything in there only for the homeower to have a lovely sink hole 3-4 years later
 
The close up pic is what we call poplar, goferwood as in throw in one split and gofer another. heavy when green not so much when dry. Fair firewood burns quick and hot, great for fall and spring. It looks like there may be some other kind of wood in the pile. Freetu's is always good.
 
What species do you see in there with your expert eye, Dennis?

It is difficult to tell with the far away picture of the logs but for sure it appears there may be some ash, maple and white oak.

btw, you probably know this but tulip poplar is also called yellow poplar and can make excellent lumber. Aspen is not quite so good.
 
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