one more ID...White Ash?

Ash

might be basswood, bark looks soft.
Not sharp like Ash.

The density/weight will tell you if it is Ash or Basswood. Ash heavier and Basswood lighter. My guess is ash.

Whats going on with all those cuts?

Haha not making fun, just wondering if there's a new technique I might be missing. Felling is dangerous stuff, be careful out there

Ash will have a bb size hole in the center. Dead giveaway

"How to fell trees with a chainsaw" by husqvarna on YouTube is an excellent series to watch to learn some very sound techniques. Looks like ash to me, but white BB hole in the center is a.for sure id characteristic. Nice score.

Looks like White Ash.

Ash. Remember ash is opposite branching habit. It also looks like the pock marks might be from woodpecker feeding in in past year. To test, knock off the bark in this area to see if there are any EAB galleries beneath the bark. EAB larvae look a bit like tapeworms.
It's sometimes tough to locate EAB borer holes on the trunk right away (holes tiny and often in top of tree esp. in initial stages of infestation), but in high EAB infestation areas woodpecker holes are a great distinguishing characteristic (D.C.) for EAB especially at 60 mph.
Watch yourself when felling EAB ash. Trees become brittle and greater chance to barber-chair or fail/ break in an unexpected manner.

Wood Duck said:

Looks like White Ash.

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Yeah, White Ash tends to look like White Ash.

I could almost tell it is ash just by looking at your location and asking if it is dead. Damn ash bug. If you NEED to know pull some of the pealing bark off and see the bug lines and dead/dying ash will have sucker shoots growing out at and near the base quite often. Dead giveaways.

I haven't felled too many myself, but when I do I'll walk around it for awhile before I touch it with a saw. Even walk back a distance from it for a better evaluation. $hit can go sideways in the blink of an eye

As FaithfulWoodsman said the Husky how to is pretty darned helpful. It can be found here


Another useful series of videos for a new faller is here. Of the 17 videos there I found all but one or two quite helpful as I was starting out.

" To Fell A Tree" by Jeff Jepson is about the best resource I have found for people new to felling trees. It is comprehensive and even has tips techniques that seasoned pros will find useful. It can be had from Amazon for less than $20

Pennsyltucky Chris said:

Yeah, White Ash tends to look like White Ash.

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Ditto

if you are going to start felling a lot of trees, get yourself a hardhart and some plastic felling wedges ! best of all; find someone who knows how to fell trees and go to the woods with him and can teach you all the ''do's'' and ''don'ts'' and techniques. . . . every tree/situation is different! never let your guard down and wait until you are done to drink beer! *VOICE OF EXPERIENCE*