What type of tree is this?
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Is your very heavy? I don't think mine is dense enough to be part if the oak family
It's got some weight to it, especially for being down for a length of time. It seemed to cut easier though.
Osagebndr
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That bark had an oak look to it. Not so sure now tho. We have a lot of aspen in my area did it have a strong winter green smell when it was split?
To the folks around here poplar = trembling aspen (that's probably not accurate in the poplar family scheme of things). Not much help here and now, but it also kinda "stinks" when burning IMHO. Lots of ash, not lots of heat. Heavy when green but featherweight when dry. You'll know for sure in a few months 
I've never seen any Oak with that paper-like underbark, and I don't see any medullary rays. Split wood doesn't look like Oak either.
Tulip "Poplar" isn't a true Poplar, it's in the Magnolia family. I'm starting to think this may be yet another hit for nrford, although I didn't think Aspen was this far south. Northern IN is almost Michigan, though. Split pic doesn't quite look right for Tulip. I'm looking forward to the bark pics.
The bark looks a little bit like red oak but the wood does not... Are there any medullary rays visible in the end-grain?
As of right now, from what I've seen I'm leaning toward ash. I don't think it's white ash but it may be one of the less-common ashes.
I'm not convinced it's "poplar". The only "poplar" that is common in Indiana is Tulip Poplar and while the bark looks similar to what you would find on a small limb of poplar, it's not the bark found on larger limbs or the trunk, and the wood doesn't have the highly typical green-purple hue of Tulip Poplar...
Cottonwood bark, on mature trees is VERY coarse, like that of Black Locust etc, I think it's safe to say we don't have cottonwood on this one, the bark is far too smooth.
Sycamore bark is more scaley and flaky than that, I don't think it's sycamore.
There aren't many options left. The bark looks like that of a young hickory, red oak, etc but the wood doesn't match those...
Hickorynut
Feeling the Heat
I don't know myself, but nrford gets them right. I checked my books and the bark could pass for aspen, just saying........
nrford
Minister of Fire
Sorry guys, late day at work. Didn't get a chance to get more pics. According to Indiana.gov aspens are native to northern Indiana so absolutely could be that.
This is Bigtooth Aspen, which is found in Indiana, and grows pretty large. Quaking Aspen usually doesn't get very large this far south. The pattern of the bark, stringy inner bark, and slightly stringy, white wood are all characteristic of Bigtooth Aspen. I live about as far south as northern Indiana, and Bigtooth Aspen is a very common tree, although lots of people don't seem to recognize it. Bigtooth Aspen is a true poplar - Populus grandidentatum.
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Hopefully that aspen dries quick! I only have about 4 cord of wood that I split last year. ..just moved into the place just shy of a year ago. Got about 4 cords of oak I split 2 months ago but that is next year's burn.
He's not going to forget everything he knew but it's easy to make a mistake trying to ID from pics....
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Yeah, I just let that slide. ...I don't need to defend him. As for my experience he is an excellent arborist. He left forestry work to better the life of his family.
Oldman47
Minister of Fire
Indiana is right next door to me. In my wood lot I have seen it blanket areas 100 feet square more or less.
So, I've split some of this wood and have found traces of where bugs used to be but are no longer there, tree was down for a couple years before I cut it up. Don't have a moisture meter yet, but how long do you think this "aspen" should sit before I burn it. I have about 4 cords of stuff ready to burn now so it's no big deal, just curious what guys think. I was thinking about trying it in 3-4 months.
Heh-heh.
I think she forgot to add the
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If you've got a meter, stick it in a few months. If not, toss a split on and see how much it sizzles. I bet it dries fast.
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I see a lot of boxelder:
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but there could be some poison ivy mixed in, it tends to grow right underneath virginia creeper here. One has to be careful.
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