Wood ID please

[Hickorynut]

I say tulip poplar too, but I ain't nrford.......

 

[Applesister]

If nrford was here I'm sure he would say Cottonwood.

 

[Ram 1500 with an axe...]

Any sass I ever had was reddish orange on the inner bark area.

Hog, check out the orange spots, on the bark that is missing in the second picture.....that's why I think it's sass

 

[nrford]

Cottonwood!

 

[Ralphie Boy]

cottonwood

 

[Firefighter938]

I believe cottonwood is a poplar. I would say cottonwood because of the bark. I don't think tulip poplar's bark is as furrowed.

 

[FirewoodAddict]

Here's a standing tulip for comparison

 

[farmboy05]

I have two cottonwood trees on my property and that's what it looks like to me.

 

[Osagebndr]

Poplar burns hot and fast when dry and is great kindling. It's also good to burn down a bed of coals as I've learned

 

[Longstreet]

Certainly not a tulip popular, which is actually in the magnolia family.

 

[D8Chumley]

Cottonwood!

And THERE you have it.

 

[nmcqueen469]

I'm not overly enthusiastic about it being Cottonwood, but I think I may be able to have it all delivered at my house and I can cut on it at my place instead of a frozen, snow covered mud pit.

 

[adrpga498]

Just be thankful its not sweet gum. Nothing sweet about that crap.

 

[chris5150]

I vote cottonwood. Cut some this year thinking it was oak but then when I got it home I could bury my pickeroon about an inch into it with ease.

 

[Woody Stover]

Cottonwood!

It's got that orange inner bark like Sass? Never cut any C-wood. I thought it might be a big@-- Sass, and maybe it wasn't as orange because it was so huge.

 

[claydogg84]

If it is in fact cottonwood, I wouldn't even bother with it. Everyone's situation is different though, you may need the wood.

 

[Woody Stover]

If it is in fact cottonwood, I wouldn't even bother with it. Everyone's situation is different though, you may need the wood.

I like to put a little faster-burning stuff in the places that burn last in the fire box. I figure the Oak coals will have longer to burn down. I'm trying this now...don't know how well it will work but it seems to be helping. I don't know if I'd get an entire tree's worth since I can get plenty of Tulip...

 

[Stinkpickle]

I'd guess cottonwood, too.