Wood Id

[Dmitry]

What is it?

 

[Gearhead660]

Ash?

 

[fullofbaloney]

Hard to tell without a split but based on the bark and the dark heartwood, it looks like pignut hickory

 

[Dmitry]

The property owner told me it’s tulip . Can it be tulip ?

 

[stoveliker]

Tulip poplar?

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[Dmitry]

Yeah , probably tulip poplar. They usually come straight and with less moss on it around here . Got a huge one in my yard.

 

[fvhowler]

Looks like Tulip Poplar also called Yellow Poplar.

 

[fbelec]

also known as tree that burns quickly. had one come down at a customers house dried it didn't take long 1.5 to 2 years. when dry it is very light. when green very heavy. and smoked bad in my old stove. my poplar was one color from edge to center

 

[Simonkenton]

Not poplar. Poplar is green in the middle. It is red oak.

 

[fbelec]

the pictures from the original post didn't have the usual bark that red oak has

 

[fbelec]

i take that back after looking the pictures over and zooming in it might just be a oak including the moss

 

[PA. Woodsman]

I don't know what it is but I don't believe it is Red Oak. Cut a round, split it open and post a picture of it. If it is Oak it'll smell like wine or slight manure smell, but that bark isn't how a mature Red Oak tree looks I don't think.

 

[CincyBurner]

+1 for tulip-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)
White furrows are characteristic for tulip-poplar (when all that is available for ID is bark and wood).
VT Dendro tulip poplar
Leaves, flower and fruit are all very distinctive and great for ID.
Split wood/ heartwood has characteristic yellow-green heartwood, with patches/ streaks of mauve.
Density: light
Splits easily, but funky at times; seasons quickly (~1 year); and burns only OK (definite shoulder season wood).
Used for the manufacture of furniture.

 

[BigJ273]

Doesn’t look like oak to me. But a split piece might change my mind. Whatever it is, it sure is pretty!

 

[hickoryhoarder]

The bark shouts "tulip poplar". The leaves are unique, so if you find those that's further confirmation. The leaf looks a bit like a maple leaf that got its top point squared off.

It is not a hardwood. Usually splits pretty easy, seasons in about a year, can be a good addition to the firewood mix, but I never use it by itself. It is plentiful here in Indiana (the state tree), so it definitely is in stacks.