Trying to confirm - is this wood yellow poplar? It splits easily, and (as can be seen from one of the photos) it is whitish and greenish inside. I had been thinking maybe ash, but another forum is saying poplar. Thanks!
It looks like it to me. Split it quickly so it doesn't go punky. It will season fast (faster than even loblolly pine ymmv), and makes good start up wood. And, BTW, welcome pmdecm to the forum. Great start with your first post having pictures!!!
Yes sir, it's poplar. We call it Tulip Poplar around here... The bark becomes deeply furrowed on the older ones like yours.
looks like tulip poplar to me. you'll often find what looks like long strands of grass under the bark when it falls off. the furrows will look like they have a white powdery substance in them and you'll find lines of holes in the bark. tulip poplar holes in bark - Google Search
Yup tulip poplar. Ive got two enormous ones growing in the woods right off my yard. I call them the twin towers...perfectly stright up at least 80' tall. Welcome to the forum, im a newbie myself and have found a great group of folks on here. Posting lots of pix will make you very poplar! Sorry i love puns and couldnt resist
Welcome to the forum pmdecm It is common for many to look at the bark and think ash as they do look very similar. For sure in the spring you will know it it yellow, or tulip poplar because of the flowers. Fortunately we don't have it here but we do still have a little bit of ash. I've been cutting dead ash now for 16 or 17 years.
I got some of the same stuff last fall from a tree service buddy of mine. Big old rounds. I to thought they may be ash but was skeptical. It was greenish yellowish whitish inside and mine had a very fragrant odor. I want to say a speramint type smell.
i dont remember a fragrant smell while processing, but i do remember an acrid smell coming from the wood stove while burning it. yuck!
Thank you all for the information, and also for the welcome! Nice to know that I'm not the only one out there who still gets a kick out of splitting his (or her!) own firewood . . .
Welcome, pmdecm! We've got a hand splitting topic going over here, Splitting Big Wood it would be neat if we could keep it going and share tips and techniques.
Welcome to the club from down South. Great group of folks on here. Yep, definitely tulip poplar. Decent wood, splits easy, dries fast. Good to put on hot coals for fast start. We have 3 dump trailer loads of it. Been working on it lately.
Nice looking logs, rounds, splits and stacks. Are those plastic pallets the wood is stacked on? Ive never used plastic pallets, but have used reclaimed plastic composite decking for log racks. They dont rot or absorb moisture but are HEAVY!
Many of us would still like to but our bodies argue with us. I always loved splitting wood but after an injury many moons ago I gave up and bought a hydraulic splitter and love it! Occasionally I'll split one or two but it hurts and I have to be really careful. Can't really wind up and hit it like you were taking out an enemy.
