White Ash????

[Scooter422]

Just getting a double check on it. Pretty sure it is but want to ask the pro's.

 

[pen]

it looks like it to me.

 

[Scooter422]

Thanks. Saw a thread about poplar after I had cut all this and started to second guess myself.

 

[pen]

Around here, tulip poplar has bark that is very similar to ash, but if you were to pick a round of it up, and were familiar with picking up a fresh round of ash, the difference would be very noticeable.

 

[bigbarf48]

Looks like ash to me

Crack one open and you'll know for sure. Poplar has green streaks

 

[Scooter422]

Busted up a few today. Split like butter. No green in the middle. Rounds seemed lite to me. This is my first year getting firewood so still learning. Got a lot of good stuff this year. Hope I can get this lucky next year.

 

[D8Chumley]

Another vote for Ash, love the Ash! I thought poplar had greenish heartwood? Still learning myself

 

[Scooter422]

Splits were very lite. But if 30% moisture I can see why. Tree was leaning against another and had no leaves. I thought it was ash so I got ever bit.

 

[Soundchasm]

Ash can make you look like a superman cracking open huge rounds and even being able to move them around. But then you'll run into that one crazy knot and...

 

[Woody Stover]

White Ash for sure. With the EAB almost here, we will have a steady diet of it for a while. Great wood to burn but losing 'em all is gonna be sad.
I got one like that in the spring. Discolored in the middle and in a low spot so is soaked up a lot of water (the kind that will dry quickly, I think.) I stacked it in a windy spot, some was 40%, wetter than fresh-cut! I'll test MC soon, and I bet it is pretty dry, maybe good to go. That thing had the hugest bark ever!

 

[Paulywalnut]

I'd say Ash for sure. You've got some great wood there.

 

[Scooter422]

After splitting maple and all that twisted hedge apple the ash was by far the easiest. Going after a shagbark that's hung up today.

 

[mustash29]

Hickory makes me REALLY appreciate the 31 ton MTD.

 

[Woody Stover]

After splitting maple and all that twisted hedge apple the ash was by far the easiest. Going after a shagbark that's hung up today.

Hickory makes me REALLY appreciate the 31 ton MTD.

Hickory has more BTUs but you'll have to work for 'em.

 

[Scooter422]

Hickory wasn't too bad last time I split it. It was pignut so not sure if all hickory splits the same. Guess ill find out today

 

[Woody Stover]

Hickory wasn't too bad last time I split it. It was pignut so not sure if all hickory splits the same. Guess ill find out today

Pretty similar, and it's like any other wood; Straight sections split better than gnarly yard tree wood with lots of branches and twisty grain.

 

[Scooter422]

Well loaded down again. Now time to split it!