Need help with ID

[mstoelton]

This was standing dead on my woodlot. Had many woodpecker and insect holes. Density is low even though it is pretty wet.

 

[Fred Wright]

Looks like tulip poplar. If you see purplish streaks in that dark wood it's most likely poplar.

 

[Clyde S. Dale]

I am thinking some type of hickory, maybe pignut hickory. Bark doesn't seem furrowed enough for poplar but I do see how Fred is thinking poplar based on the heartwood. Maybe post more pics taken in daylight?

 

[claydogg84]

I'm going to say it's not Hickory. It's simply not stringy enough. It appears to be one of the softer hardwoods, like poplar.

 

[barmstrong2]

+1 for poplar. Larger poplar would have deep furrowed bark like that.

 

[Hasufel]

+1 for poplar. Larger poplar would have deep furrowed bark like that.

+2 for poplar. Looks a lot like what I have. In my case I matched the bark up to a live tree and was able to confirm the ID:

 

[mark cline]

Looks like tulip poplar. If you see purplish streaks in that dark wood it's most likely poplar.

I'm with Fred , Tulip Polar

 

[TedyOH]

The wood sure resembles Pignut hickory....Bitternut and Pignut. around here split like a dream by hand and are not stringy at all, shagbark is a different story........but the growth rings are pretty wide / fast so I doubt it's hickory, tulip would be my guess as well.

 

[mstoelton]

Thanks for the responses. I'm going with Tulip poplar. It is way way too soft and light to be hickory. Splits really easily. I split about a cord in 2 hours.

 

[StihlKicking]

Ash either green or white

 

[Wood Duck]

I think it looks like Basswood. The bark doesn't look quite right for Tulip Poplar to me.