More work done, ID, and wood issues... "Now with pics!"

[FireAnt]

I finished up a big split Silver Maple today and took down a plum tree that was on it's "last leg" after the storm a few weeks ago. I got done and looked at the pile thinking how much I have to split at home + how many trips it was going to take to get this pile out back to the house. I am on my way home and a guy one street over is cutting down everything in his yard and it's stacked on the side of the road. What do I do...? You guessed it! Loaded the truck up...I have issues

I have an ID question. The stuff I picked up has bark like ash and smells like chemicals. Almost like creosote for fence posts. It has a dark center and orange/yellow band below the bark. Tulip/Poplar??

 

[smokinj]

My guess would be tulip.

 

[thewoodlands]

I finished up a big split Silver Maple today and took down a plum tree that was on it's "last leg" after the storm a few weeks ago. I got done and looked at the pile thinking how much I have to split at home + how many trips it was going to take to get this pile out back to the house. I am on my way home and a guy one street over is cutting down everything in his yard and it's stacked on the side of the road. What do I do...? You guessed it! Loaded the truck up...I have issues

I have an ID question. The stuff I picked up has bark like ash and smells like chemicals. Almost like creosote for fence posts. It has a dark center and orange/yellow band below the bark. Tulip/Poplar??

It's not a sickness, it's money in the bank, nice work FireAnt.


zap

 

[Backwoods Savage]

A good issue to have fireant. Yes, it does sound like tulip poplar.

 

[FireAnt]

Thanks guys! I finished up transporting all the wood... The guy down the street from me also cut down a BIG stubby "Cherry"? A more decorative Cherry I guess. Loaded up that unexpectedly this morning. Then 5 loads of Silver Maple and Plum. My camera battery died so I will have to get pics later.

 

[FireAnt]

Here is the new pile. Mixture of Norway, Silver Maple, Pine, Cedar, Plum, Cherry, Tulip

 

[Stax]

Holy crap that is a lot of wood!

 

[48rob]

Nice little stack!

Rob

 

[raybonz]

Nice assortment FA!

Ray

 

[scotvl]

put that norway up for jan-feb 13, almost as good as sugar maple despite what some say.

 

[thewoodlands]

Here is the new pile. Mixture of Norway, Silver Maple, Pine, Cedar, Plum, Cherry, Tulip

FireAnt; you have a nice mixture of wood, we are jst finishing up the last of our shoulder season wood (popple) then it's time to flame upsome cherry.

When does the splitting take place?

zap

 

[FireAnt]

Thanks guys!

stax here is the wood in front of it. My truck is parked where that stack is. There is a lot to split......https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/82995/

scotvl- I burned 3 cords of Norway last year. Love the stuff, it burned great in my stove.

I have some more cutting to do this weekend and then it is splitting time. Here is the wood https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/79188/

zap-I am going to have a "splitting party" very soon. I will also split during the week.

I also did some cutting on the big Cottonwood we had cut down. I got the top done now I will get on the trunk when all this is c/s/s.