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Can somebody help identify this type of firewood?

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by CogentAnon, Oct 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM.

  1. CogentAnon

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    These pictures are from a few felled trees that a neighbor of mine gave me about 7 months ago here in southern York county, PA, not sure if they are all different or the same kind of wood. My neighbor can't remember what they are. Appreciate any help, would like to know what I'm putting into my woodstove.
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    It does resemble boxelder but with the bark sample and multicolored streaks I’m going with tulip poplar
     
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    that would explain the tiny black bugs i'm finding all over them.
     
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    It splits like a dream, alot like well seasoned poplar would.
     
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    Tulip poplar. Good shoulder season wood
     
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    Those bugs could be powder post beetles, do you see fine dust around the wood?
     
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    I don't recall seeing any powder just a bunch of tiny little black bugs and some very large black beetles under the bark.
     
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    That last one, with the bark strip laying on top, looks an awful lot like ash to me. The wood is pretty uniform throughout the crosscut, whereas poplar usually has more distinct heartwood. The bark looks like ash more than poplar to me, too. I agree with the others that the rest are most likely poplar, though.
     
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    Thanks, some of it is definitely hardwood, nice and dense and heavy and the rest is light and hollow sounding, likely the poplar. Regardless it's all getting burnt, free wood is good wood.
     
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    I’m seeing tulip poplar.
     
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    These pictures make the box elder bugs look larger than they are but you will get the idea.


    The pictures below shows what happens after the powder post beetles have had their dinner.
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    Yep those are the bugs!
     
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    Looks like tulip (yellow) poplar to me. Dries fast and perfect shoulder season wood.
     
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    I'm leaning toward poplar...but it could be BE? I've seen a light red streak like that in other species...usually darker, and lots of it in BE. BE bugs do love BE trees, but they are also on everything this time of year!
     
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