Can you please identify this type of wood?

[Loren]

Hi, I am new to the site and trying to identify this type of wood. Any ideas? Thanks!!

 

[woodsHAM]

Rock oak (chestnut oak).

 

[Loren]

Thank You!! Not sure about that. It splits very easy so would not think it is oak? Plus, we are in Minnesota - if that makes a difference.

 

[TedyOH]

Looks like silver maple to me.

 

[blades]

bark wrong for silver maple, thinking box wood- linden due to the fibrous layer under the surface of the bark and no distinguishable sap wood or something closely related.

 

[Applesister]

Something in the Aspen/populus group. The Chestnut, stringy, fibery inner bark is a distinguishing thing.
The outer bark is hard to narrow down.

 

[TedyOH]

Although the bark looks somewhat stingy I dont think it is, just looks that way due to the way it was split, possibly because it was bark side down riding the splitter beam and was shredded that way from the beam and wedge. Any other splits you can post, a little clearer pics would help as well.

 

[Loren]

Here are a few more pics. Being told it is cottonwood. Is that possible?

 

[jackatc1]

Yes. Like Applesister said Aspen/ Poplar.

 

[Applesister]

Cottonwood is one of the poplars.
They like water, and Minnesota has lots of lakes. It fits.
Are you interested in knowing exactly which poplar?

 

[sepulvd]

I got around 6 cords of cottonwood and this is how all of mine look. It a sorbs water like its cool. The bark is thin atleast for me