mystery wood practically split itself. It was pretty lightweight even when sopping wet. Yellow/green heartwood, or maybe it is just literally still green. I was picky enough to look for 12-16” rounds Any Idea what I chopped into? If it’s silver maple, I really need to catch it’s green next time, because that was easy splitting.
I’m in the mid-Atlantic, so not Aspen... I was just being skeptical that it was so easy to split that it must be skunkwood, or some sort of undesirable.. although it didn’t smell great, it was a very light odor. Definitely slimy under the bark. Tulip poplar sounds right on. Think it will season by this fall? It’s not on the charts and there are different regional interpretations of what poplar is.
It seasons quick, so I expect it would be ready by this fall. I burn a lot of it in the firepit and during shoulder seasons.
It could be basswood mrfancyplants? I posted this a while back "Stumped" on ID? Gave what i cut last year to her in January and it made a nice fireplace as she is a "casual" burner. No spitting and dried fast...very low btu's
after studying your pics mrfancyplants more closely it looks like basswood. Mine didnt have the greenish center which i was told is in a larger diameter tree. It split like a dream!
Tulip Poplar. That slimy layer under the bark will magically stay wet forever. Just pops apart when green. When it's half way seasoned, the maul likes to just stick it the end like a dart in a dart board. Frozen or fully seasoned, it still splits easy, but doesn't have that surreal flying apart quality.
I have had some similar wood from a Paulownia tree - straight grain, split very easily, and had a distinct smell to it. Burned very quickly when dry with very little heat.
This should work out for me. Since this is my first year with the three year plan in mind. Quick curing stove fodder is a priority. The density isn’t that important yet as I am not out of space. I still have the better part of four aged pallets to stack on. This yellow poplar and some silver maple will be my go to for the upcoming season.
Tulip poplar is the "nickname" of yellow poplar due to its tulip shaped flowers and seed pods mrfancyplants tulip poplar seed pods and seeds from my yard. I scrounged a piece of tulip from the dump today. I was wrong thinking your wood was basswood and now agree tulip poplar!
Definitely tulip or Yellow Poplar. It decent wood, does dry fast, works great in a stove. It's better than several varieties of wood. It is used in the plywood and furniture industry. We got about 3 trailer loads last year. It will work great to mix in with your other woods. After about 9 months in log form the bark will come off in sheets. Split while green it will dry fine.
The jumble to the left is two trunk-loads of tulip poplar.. just sitting in the rain for now. To the right is some stacked silver maple, also sitting in the rain. I have some more silver maple to be split when the kids aren’t napping(the noise wakes them up) and then I am thinking I might as well stack them together so I can get a cover on top? Open to advice, but I figure since they both dry pretty quick and burn pretty fast, there is no point in keeping them separate? Better to get a lid on them so I can burn this coming winter, saving the chunkier chunks for last or next year?
No problem mixing them togather mrfancyplants . They are about the same btu wise. Have you referenced the FHC btu chart?
