OK..OK, I know I am asking for wood ID without a picture, but my kid busted my camera.
Anyway I have some rounds which I cut up this summer and now am getting around to splitting them. When I cut them they seemed like a really hard wood, and were very heavy, now they are very light. I can pick up a large round (24" diamter, 16" height") with only moderate effort. Once I split the round in half, splitting the reset is so easy I only have to swing about half force and the splitter cuts right through like butter.
The bark tells me it is a Tulip tree (AKA poplar?). At first I thought it was ash, but after walking around comparing the bark to some standing ash and tulip trees on my property today, I am pretty convinced it is a Tulip tree. I have a large amount of this wood, probably at least 1 cord if not more. As I have been splitting it I have noticed that it is very light, very low density. I can throw the splits around so easy, it feels like there is nothing to them. What I need to know is, whether this is normal for this kind of tree. The rounds have all of the bark and the trees were not felled long before I cut them up. They've been in my shed for about 6 months. The moisture content is still around 25% or so, which really makes me wonder if they'll have any burn value by next fall.
Should I plan on burning through this wood much faster than I would say, a cord of maple or oak?
Thanks!
Anyway I have some rounds which I cut up this summer and now am getting around to splitting them. When I cut them they seemed like a really hard wood, and were very heavy, now they are very light. I can pick up a large round (24" diamter, 16" height") with only moderate effort. Once I split the round in half, splitting the reset is so easy I only have to swing about half force and the splitter cuts right through like butter.
The bark tells me it is a Tulip tree (AKA poplar?). At first I thought it was ash, but after walking around comparing the bark to some standing ash and tulip trees on my property today, I am pretty convinced it is a Tulip tree. I have a large amount of this wood, probably at least 1 cord if not more. As I have been splitting it I have noticed that it is very light, very low density. I can throw the splits around so easy, it feels like there is nothing to them. What I need to know is, whether this is normal for this kind of tree. The rounds have all of the bark and the trees were not felled long before I cut them up. They've been in my shed for about 6 months. The moisture content is still around 25% or so, which really makes me wonder if they'll have any burn value by next fall.
Should I plan on burning through this wood much faster than I would say, a cord of maple or oak?
Thanks!
