Wood ID?

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Dr. Maul

Dr. Maul

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image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg Hey guys...I've been creepin' on this site for awhile now...I came across this wood (for free) so I of course grabbed all I could (about 1.5 cord)...rounds are on the lighter side, splits fairly clean...possibly a softer wood but I can't tell because of the bark...no similar tree in the area...the darker colored split is after about a week in the sun...once it is dry I will burn it regardless, just curious to get an ID...thanks for looking...
 
Tulip-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)
Heartwood has yellow-green hues with tinges of purple. Bark blocky and regular.
Splits easily and seasons quickly; not long burning.
 
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I agree, Tulip. Not much for burning. I would pass on it. Sorry. :-(
 
Welcome, Doc, you got here just in time. These guys have a sickness. ;lol Yeah, that's classic Tulip bark; Flat ridge tops and light gray in the fissures. Good shoulder season wood, when you don't want to roast yourself out of the house and just need a short fire to take the chill off. Easy to split small for kindling, which is what I do with it usually.
 
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Woody Stover I'm afraid I have the sickness too...thankfully my wife doesn't mind haven't multiple large stacks of wood all over the property...put an EPA insert into our open fireplace last fall, and loved the first winter of using it...now just have to make sure I have enough good dry fuel ready for the upcoming winters...

Thanks for the ID guys....I knew that wood wasn't anything too special, but it has its uses and will get used
 
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My stacks are in the woods so my wife is OK with it. >> Drying is slower there though, with less air moving. What insert did you get? You can add it to your sig...
 
I haven't seen Tulip with a center as dark as this wood. I think it is Cucumber Magnolia, which often has bark very similar to tulip, and which grows in the same sorts of places here in central PA. In general Cucumber Magnolia is much less common and less well known. Do you have a picture of the twigs from this tree?

I think Cucumber Magnolia wood is similar to Tulip wood.
 
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I haven't seen Tulip with a center as dark as this wood. I think it is Cucumber Magnolia, which often has bark very similar to tulip, and which grows in the same sorts of places here in central PA. In general Cucumber Magnolia is much less common and less well known. Do you have a picture of the twigs from this tree?

I think Cucumber Magnolia wood is similar to Tulip wood.
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I do not have any twig pics, but may be able to get some on my next trip out there...thanks
 
Wood Duck said:
I haven't seen Tulip with a center as dark as this wood.
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That's the only thing that doesn't look right to me, otherwise it looks like Tulip. Never seen split Tulip dry that dark....
 
I would love to see some leaves. It is after all almost summer. Easiest way to tell anything.
Tulip is in the Magnolia family, they both have the same flowers.
 
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