Another wood ID
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jimosufan
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JustWood
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smokinj
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Thistle
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I too thought poplar had a smoother bark too. Also thought the wood was very white, this was a green color (says Mrs Remmy, Im color blind). I was thinking sweet gum, but all that was there was the logs, no branches or anything.
If it is poplar I can live with it. Our shoulder season is the majority of the burn season (70* today). Any ways, thanks for the thoughts. Does any one have any links to ID a tree during the winter?
If it is poplar I can live with it. Our shoulder season is the majority of the burn season (70* today). Any ways, thanks for the thoughts. Does any one have any links to ID a tree during the winter?
thewoodlands
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JustWood
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Heaterhunter
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Remmy122 said:
Haven't gotten my copy yet but this info was given to me on this great website! Try getting this:
http://www.amazon.com/Winter-Tree-Finder-Identifying-Deciduous/dp/0912550031
thewoodlands
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unknowingLEE said:
Your correct, but for some reason the oldtimers up this way call it popple. I still argue with my neighbor about it in a good way.
Zap
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Those pictures are the Poplar the I know. Also Aspen and Aspen Poplar which has a serrated leaf instead of smooth.zapny said:
TreePointer
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zapny said:
Some reason? Good reason! Aspen (quaking, bigtooth, et al.) is a type of poplar tree. Same thing goes for cottonwood.
Tulip tree or yellow poplar is actually a magnolia. Go figure.
yeah, its the problem with common names.
I think everyone that guessed poplar for the picture (including myself) was thinking about tulip poplar - which is what the poster would have in eastern north carolina. and which like someone else said, is actually not a 'true' poplar, but related to the magnolias.
The guys in the north also have several species of poplar (real poplars), like the various aspens, cottonwood, etc. and are sometimes called popple.
I think everyone that guessed poplar for the picture (including myself) was thinking about tulip poplar - which is what the poster would have in eastern north carolina. and which like someone else said, is actually not a 'true' poplar, but related to the magnolias.
The guys in the north also have several species of poplar (real poplars), like the various aspens, cottonwood, etc. and are sometimes called popple.
HittinSteel
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That's what we call tulip/poplar/cottonwood around here. I have an endless supply from a local farm. Usually cut a truckload or 2 each year. Good for the shoulder seasons.
jackofalltrades
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That is yellow poplar for sure. Real nice long straight trees usually with few limbs. It is not a real dense hardwood but it is great wood for shoulder season and dries fast compared to oaks.
Im not going to go looking for more, but if it falls my way I can live with it. We dont have a long cold season, maybe a two or three months. I plan on mixing it in with our hard wood and using it for the shoulder season, since i didnt get a fair amount of it.
I googled tulip poplar... ding! hit the nail on the head.
I googled tulip poplar... ding! hit the nail on the head.
Woody Stover
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The bark gets smoother as you go higher, but at the base it can almost look like Ash. The green color is a giveaway, as is the much-darker heartwood appearance on the round.Remmy122 said:
Cottonwood is a different tree than Tulip/Yellow Poplar, around here anyway...HittinSteel said:
Stump_Branch
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shouldnt have broke your back for that. junk wood in my opinion. ill burn it dont get me wrong, but i certainly wouldnt be going back for it either.
There was no second trip, but I did get alot of it on the first one. I think it will come in handy though, being that I need it seasoned for next year, and our burning season is what most of yall would consider a shoulder season (its been in the 70's all week and its looking like it will go on for the next few weeks).
I have potential to get a fair amount of Pear this weekend (meeting with a lady who just had one of my tree service refrences take out 50 or so trees). After I got screwed last time Im not going to count it till its in my stack.
I havent heard anything bad about Pear, only good on the forums. Im hoping Ill get enough to fill out for this year 11-12 and start on 12-13, and give some to an elderly neighbor who burns and cant get out to get his own wood.
I have potential to get a fair amount of Pear this weekend (meeting with a lady who just had one of my tree service refrences take out 50 or so trees). After I got screwed last time Im not going to count it till its in my stack.
I havent heard anything bad about Pear, only good on the forums. Im hoping Ill get enough to fill out for this year 11-12 and start on 12-13, and give some to an elderly neighbor who burns and cant get out to get his own wood.
Wood Duck
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Here is something bad about pears - the trees usually have short trunk and tons of branches so the processing is tough and you don't get a lot of wood from the effort. I assume you are talking about ornamental pears, aka Bradford Pear or Callery Pear. Edible pear trees would be similar. Not saying I wouldn't go for the pear, but don't expect big, clear logs.
For the time you put in, I think you'd get at least as many BTUs from Tupil Poplar and you would from pear, even though the pear wood is more dense.
For the time you put in, I think you'd get at least as many BTUs from Tupil Poplar and you would from pear, even though the pear wood is more dense.
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