Got this stuff split last March and have been burning it lately but still don't know what it is. Posted it back then on another forum which the general consensus seemed to be Norway Maple which I'm fairly sure it is not. It weighs a lot less than when it was split.
Also, here is a side by side with what I think is Norway Maple (on the left) with other wood in question on the right
Do you have any cherry where you live, might be in the cherry family. I don't think it's black cherry though. I'll be keeping an eye on this also too see what guy's come up with, or ladies.
I also thought this could be the case especially with how much it lost in moisture weight but it's not "soft wood light" like other poplar I have which feels like styrofoam.
Yes it actually has a decent burn time, better than box elder or silver maple. Maybe worth noting it had a nice kind of sweet smell when splitting, almost candy like.
Looks like the tulip poplar we have here. Looks like it grows in some parts of NY, so that's my guess. Did it split super easy?
Pretty easy, yes. Someone posted a wood ID on here recently that looked pretty similar and I think the general consensus was tulip poplar. I never knew it was also referred to as yellow poplar, and when this stuff was split it had a yellowish greenish hue to it. If it is tulip, I can see why people like it. Seems easy in every regard!
It dries ultra fast also. Great shoulder wood or start up wood Imo. If it was greenish yellow, that all but solves this one.
I was remembering how some people said how mulberry split very easily and had a cotton candy like smell to it. Never had it myself but thought Id conjure up what I’ve read from memory here.
Mulberry is really nice looking and reminds me a bit of black locust as far as scent. I've only burned a few splits but have some I'll get to later this winter.
Oh that’s a big difference. Maybe I had some other wood in mind or does mulberry change a deeper color when it dries??
