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Ctwoodtick
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Oldman47
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Which is more likely north of Seattle?Piss found near the border?
Mexico or Canada?
I think cottonwood or poplar. They're relatives that I have trouble telling apart after cut. I think poplar smells worse green, and cottonwood smells worse burning.
They're low BTU, high ash content woods, but I'm not above scrounging them. Fortunately, both are usually pretty easy to split, although I once ran into some dry cottonwood rounds with lots of small branches, the knots of which held the rounds together like nails.
They're low BTU, high ash content woods, but I'm not above scrounging them. Fortunately, both are usually pretty easy to split, although I once ran into some dry cottonwood rounds with lots of small branches, the knots of which held the rounds together like nails.
hmm. my buddy, who generally knows his trees, didn't think it was a cottonwood. i guess we'll see when it comes time to burn. yes, it's a very easy wood to split (though not as nice as the red alder he gave me!)
claydogg84
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CincyBurner
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How about a species of alder (Alnus). http://oregonstate.edu/trees/broadleaf_genera/species/alder_spp.html
Alder grows big out West. Don't have much in Ohio, but what little I've split had a range of color with yellow & orange.
Did you notice any alder cones ? If so, it's a tell-tale, dead give-away for alder.
* If alder set some aside for smoking fish on the grill. Nice smoke. Good for fish, not as heavy as hickory.
Alder grows big out West. Don't have much in Ohio, but what little I've split had a range of color with yellow & orange.
Did you notice any alder cones ? If so, it's a tell-tale, dead give-away for alder.
* If alder set some aside for smoking fish on the grill. Nice smoke. Good for fish, not as heavy as hickory.
The wood color fits alder, but the bark doesn't look right, and I wouldn't compare the smell of alder to piss.
mark cline
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planner steve
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My guess is white alder. I cut one down last year, bark looks the same and it had that orange coloration also. Do smaller branches have smoother bark with a mottled appearance? I'm not sure I would describe the odor that way. But I do remember thinking it didn't smell as good as red alder.
lost in the woods
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yeah my 1st guess was hard maple aka sugar maple aka acer saccherum? then I realized not everyone on this msg board is in PA hahahah
I would def. guess some sort of maple species
I would def. guess some sort of maple species
my buddy took a picture of the new growth coming out of the stump of this tree. any thoughts with the additional leaves to ID?
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Definitely not a maple from those leaves - black cottonwood? (broken link removed to http://forestry.about.com/od/hardwoods/tp/Populus_balsamifera.htm)
The secondary leaf-like bits at the base of the main leaf are called stipules and are common in willows, but I don't think cottonwoods have them. Also, cottonwood twigs are usually very angular.
Pacific willow is very common, sprouts aggressively from stumps, and the leaves look a bit like that, but the twigs are usually yellow, so I'm thinking some other willow. There's numerous species native to the Pacific NW.
Pacific willow is very common, sprouts aggressively from stumps, and the leaves look a bit like that, but the twigs are usually yellow, so I'm thinking some other willow. There's numerous species native to the Pacific NW.
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