Wood ID Please

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mrplow

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Oct 18, 2010
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Seattle, WA
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Someone dropped a 20' x 2.5' log of this (plus some smaller stuff) in the park where I go walk with my wife. I saw it last week and figured it would be gone this time. It's still there, and i'm wondering if it's worth finding the park maintenance people to see if they'll let me haul it off.
 
Appears to be an Ash. It could also be a big hearted norway Maple.
 
I agree that the bark looks like ash, but ash wood is not that dark.
I would also consider Mulberry - fresh cut it's yellower and brighter, but that's just about right for its "aged" color.
 
looks like wall nut.
 
Walnuts will get moss growth too. I was thinking Walnut.
 
Yellow/Tulip Poplar
 
Definitely not ash. Yellow poplar methinks might get this one.
 
Not walnut or yellow poplar aka tuip....This one has been id on here before but cant rember what it was.
 
I think that is Mulberry or Osage Orange. not sure why the color of the heartwood isn't brighter, but that is my guess and I am sticking to it. I am not real good at telling Mulberry from Osage Orange - I need to cut more of both for ID practice.
 
Remember, the poster is in Washington state

Could be some kind of walnut - I think they have walnut out there. the bark does look tighter than the walnuts that grow native around here, which is probably why some people guessed norway maple - however the wood is too dark to be maple.

So, could be walnut, or some west coast species that I have no experience with
 
Wood Duck said:
I think that is Mulberry or Osage Orange. not sure why the color of the heartwood isn't brighter, but that is my guess and I am sticking to it. I am not real good at telling Mulberry from Osage Orange - I need to cut more of both for ID practice.


Lots of bright yellow and or orange for hedge and mulberry. Fres cut anyways.
 
TreePointer said:
I think I see some twigs with buds there. A good photo of these would help to confirm species.

yeah, i thought of that later. I'll take some today.

thanks for the input guys!
 
Some species of oak. Any other known species nearby? Need data.
 
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