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  1. WoodButcher80 Feeling the Heat

    i know i know, i should wait till spring to figure these 80' + beasts out so i can see the buds, but i cant wait!

    im thinkin its a softwood , seeing how i know most of the hardwoods by the back of my hand.

    theres several of these on my property. im in northern ohio, and mostly sugar maple/bitternut hickory forests .

    the bark is pretty fissured and there are no branches for about 30' or so. these guys waive in the wind way up high.

    i do have some american basswood and american elm on the property too if that helps . the 3rd pic of a trunk is i think of the same species, though maybe not. its just as tall. youll notice the resemblance if you look higher up the trunk of the first tree in the middle pic . bark starts to smooth out too.

    pic 1 - tree 1

    pic 2 - tree 1's crown

    pic 3 - tree 2 (might not be same)

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  2. JustWood Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 14, 2007
    3,190 posts
    Arrow Bridge,NY
    Ass Pin
  3. WoodButcher80 Feeling the Heat

    well i do have a bunch of bigtooth's in the front yard... must be in the back too. hmmm
  4. LLigetfa Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 9, 2008
    7,310 posts
    NW Ontario
    Poplar
  5. WoodButcher80 Feeling the Heat

    well the trunk and crown do have the profile of a yellow poplar , or tulip tree. ill have to look for the yellow flowers in the spring.
  6. WoodButcher80 Feeling the Heat

  7. LLigetfa Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 9, 2008
    7,310 posts
    NW Ontario
    Lots of different trees called Poplar. Same for Aspen, Cottonwood, Bam... all low grade hardwood. I have three varieties of Poplar on my land. I've also cut lots of it on pipeline construction to lay down in swamps for miles of roads. We called it rip wrap, not to be confused with blast rock which is also called rip wrap.
  8. WoodButcher80 Feeling the Heat

    oh i know its junk wood... its just i have a lot of free time and wandered in the yard... waiting for felling and bucking season! harrr!
  9. Todd Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 19, 2005
    8,830 posts
    Lake Wissota
    Some kind of Poplar.
  10. webby3650 Minister of Fire

    joined: Sep 2, 2008
    2,054 posts
    southern Indiana
    Aspen
  11. WoodButcher80 Feeling the Heat

    uh oh......... we got a war goin on !!! :)
  12. LLigetfa Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 9, 2008
    7,310 posts
    NW Ontario
  13. BroadCove Member

    joined: Aug 11, 2008
    47 posts
    Casco Bay, ME
    Bigtooth Aspen...which is called Poplar where I live.
  14. WoodButcher80 Feeling the Heat

    learn something everyday.... around here, poplars are condsidered yellow poplars, or tulip trees cus the shape of their leaves. they also have round leafstalks , whereas bigtooths are flat stalks that make them chatter in the wind, and the leaf shapes are totally different. just my 2 cents on what the two tree types mean to me.
  15. bsruther Feeling the Heat

    joined: Oct 28, 2008
    372 posts
    Northern Kentucky
    Yellow Poplar/Tulip tree, I think.
    If it is, it's not junk wood.
  16. Duetech Minister of Fire

    joined: Sep 15, 2008
    1,436 posts
    S/W MI
    Trees that lose their leaves are considered hard wood. The weight/density of some hardwoods can be as light or lighter than some softwoods.
  17. WOODBUTCHER Minister of Fire

    joined: Mar 1, 2006
    935 posts
    Pomfret, CT
    I have a couple in my woods, they have large simple toothed leaves (large rounded teeth). If the snow aint too deep I bet if you dig down you can ID the leaves in an instant.
    Big Toothed Aspen

    Some bark variations....

    WB

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  18. Adios Pantalones Minister of Fire

    Quaking poplarpen.
  19. Jags Super Moderator

    joined: Aug 2, 2006
    11,499 posts
    Northern Illinois
    Poplar assquaking?
  20. the_dude Feeling the Heat

    joined: Feb 26, 2008
    298 posts
    Southern WI
    You guys were both close, but I think it is assquaking poplen.

    We do call aspen poplar up here in these parts.
  21. WoodButcher80 Feeling the Heat

    hahaha , now thats some funny stuff. . my guess is quaking aspen (correct spelling i think) seeing how i have a half dozen in my front yard and no yellow tulip. asspoplartooth does sound much cooler though. . .
  22. LLigetfa Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 9, 2008
    7,310 posts
    NW Ontario
    Common folk call it Poplar, Highbrow folk call it Aspen.
  23. the_dude Feeling the Heat

    joined: Feb 26, 2008
    298 posts
    Southern WI
    Is you callin' me common folk? If'n ya are, thanks!
  24. Backwoods Savage Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 14, 2007
    24,500 posts
    Michigan
    Naw. Common folk calls it popple.
  25. simplyME New Member

    joined: Jul 21, 2008
    1 posts
    Southern Maine
    My father used to call it Gofer Wood - chuck one into the stove and Go fer More
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