Poplar? Or other

[mrd1995]

Found another large 20" downed tree on our property. This one is cutting on the harder side. Thought maybe ash at first, but I am getting a little color when split in two, also fairly easy to split 2hits with a boys axe 16" in two. What do you guys think? Had similar weight to dry ash.

 

[NickW]

Maple? Softwoods (poplar/aspen) cut easy usually. What's the color & texture on the split?

 

[mrd1995]

Some additional photos. Some of the splits have a hue of purple or pink also.

 

[NickW]

Purple/pink is common in box elder, but in my limited experience that is usually pretty twisty...

 

[hickoryhoarder]

It is not ash. But from the photos I'm not sure what it is.

 

[nrford]

Ash 100%, no doubt about it.

 

[mrd1995]

Also if it was easy splitting except for if it had a knot. Then I couldn't get it with a fiskars x27, very curly grain and a lot of. Burls. Smell was almost non existent, very subtle smell. Thinking poplar species still, I've heard alot of people say basswood but I am unfamiliar with the species.

 

[Woody Stover]

Ash 100%, no doubt about it.

Classic pinhole in the center, visible rings in the endgrain, split face looks right, rot where it broke off looks right.
Bark ridges look a bit flatter than White Ash I usually see here but as we know, bark can vary quite a bit in many species.

 

[byQ]

If it's in the basswood/poplar group the wood will be 'unsolid' - light feeling, flaky. These species grow fast so the wood's cells are loosely tied together. Ash is a hardwood that grows slowly. The wood is firm and solid feeling. The growth rings look pretty tight and the wood looks solid. Ash is a very good firewood, and poplar not such a good firewood. It looks like ash to me, too.