Wood ID

[Cburke]

Any one familiar with this. Splits easy half a swing with my fiskars will do it. Extremeley light not much smell kind of grayish heart wood. Just want to know what it is and if it's worth burning. I'll probably burn it either way just don't want to waste my time on the rest of the tree if it's junk. Thanks fellas.

 

[BEConklin]

Looks like spalted ash

 

[wahoowad]

poplar

 

[Osagebndr]

Looks like the hard maple we get here. Very good burning wood if that's the case

 

[nrford]

Yellow Poplar(aka. Tulip) for sure.

 

[Osagebndr]

Doesn't poplar have a green core

 

[nrford]

No not always, esp. if it was standing dead as it looks like this one was.

 

[Osagebndr]

Does look pretty dead and dry . Burn it

 

[Cburke]

So poplar is the consensus here. Yea it's been laid down on the ground for probably a year. How does poplar burn never burnt it. Thanks everyone

 

[wahoowad]

How does poplar burn never burnt it.

Burns easy and fast, no coals. Great for kindling if you cut it up small. Otherwise good for shoulder season.

 

[Cburke]

Awsome looks like I found this at the perfect time then hoping this cold weather breaks soon haha I'm gonna assume shoulder season is right around the corner

 

[Applesister]

I think it looks like two different trees. Green Ash and Quaking Aspen. lol.
The gray streaks are partial decomposition and the powdery inner bark is major bug infestation.
I'd toss it back in the woods.
Unless just the upper limbs look half rotted and the trunk looks solid.
I know Im being really helpful.

 

[Woody Stover]

Burns easy and fast, no coals. Great for kindling if you cut it up small. Otherwise good for shoulder season.

I'm going to try that....split some small for starter wood. Never really burned any, even though there's lots here. If it burns up measurably faster than soft Maple, I wouldn't use it for loads unless, like you say, for shoulder chill-buster fires.