Wood ID
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Yeah, Tulip Poplar, aka Yellow Poplar.smokinjay said:
Show us one split?
Look for brownish/purplish strands in the heartwood = Poplar.
Pure creamy white heartwood = Maple
LOL thats tulip is are state tree dont know why make good lumber...100 percent sure thats tulip!
Thanks for all the input. I will post a couple of photos of the splits tomorrow for ya all to review.
Thanks, Jeff
Thanks, Jeff
my first thought was tulip
the only kind of maple that can kind of look like that is norway maple like some others said
tulip wood isnt usually that yellow though - usually pretty white with sometimes some green and i've even seen some purple staining
the only kind of maple that can kind of look like that is norway maple like some others said
tulip wood isnt usually that yellow though - usually pretty white with sometimes some green and i've even seen some purple staining
Yep- a friend of mine built a horse barn out of Tulip he cut on his property and had milled. Looks real good. He says it lasts very well.smokinjay said:
i would say it is definitely maple and most likely a norway maple. i know some have said tulip poplar but that bark doesn't look like tulip poplar to me.
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smokinjay said:
Good pic SJ
Tulip/poplar is good for impressing the females, save a 12 foot log, then come out of the woods with it on your shoulder like the movie "Commando"
Jlow
The first pic (bottom round) looks like it has gigantic growth rings, post a good close up if you can of the rings and some split pieces.
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Looks just like the one (tulip) in my yard ... the bark varies quite a bit from older to younger growth.
Also Tulip and linden are the same tree . ID of the one in my yard was by a certified arborist. They are very straight growing and good shade in fact we have replanted and given away several over the years .
Also Tulip and linden are the same tree . ID of the one in my yard was by a certified arborist. They are very straight growing and good shade in fact we have replanted and given away several over the years .
I think the bark looks like Tulip Poplar, but the wood doesn't seem the right color. Tulip usually has a purplish color. Considering the bark and the wood together, I'd guess Norway maple. That branch on the sawbuck sure looks like Tulip.
In any case, Tulip and Linden are not the same tree. Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera (Sounds like a fake latin name) ), and Linden aka Basswood (Tilia americana) can grow near each other, and both can grow straight trunks, but they're different trees. Tulip Poplar (not a poplar) gets flowers that look like greenish/yellow tulips followed by seeds in the same tulip-flower arrangement. Linden flowers hang down below the branches and are followed by seeds with big wings, sort of like oversized maple seeds. I think of the two Tulip is the better firewood. Tulip is somewhere near the middle range of BTUs per cord, while Basswood is pretty low.
In any case, Tulip and Linden are not the same tree. Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera (Sounds like a fake latin name) ), and Linden aka Basswood (Tilia americana) can grow near each other, and both can grow straight trunks, but they're different trees. Tulip Poplar (not a poplar) gets flowers that look like greenish/yellow tulips followed by seeds in the same tulip-flower arrangement. Linden flowers hang down below the branches and are followed by seeds with big wings, sort of like oversized maple seeds. I think of the two Tulip is the better firewood. Tulip is somewhere near the middle range of BTUs per cord, while Basswood is pretty low.
Wood duck is right, tulip poplar and linden(basswood) are not the same tree species -
way to rock out with the latin names also - the latin name for tulip poplar is one of my favorites - my second favorite is sweet gum - Liquidambar styruciflua - I probably spelled it wrong just now, but its a mouthful.
way to rock out with the latin names also - the latin name for tulip poplar is one of my favorites - my second favorite is sweet gum - Liquidambar styruciflua - I probably spelled it wrong just now, but its a mouthful.
Tulip Poplar. They get really big, put off very little heat and make a lot of ash. As far as fire wood goes I would burn pine before Poplar.
C'mon jlow, whack one of them pieces open and post a picture of the grain so that we can settle this here debate lol.... :lol:
"Maple vs. Tulip Poplar" Round 15 FINAL ROUND
"Maple vs. Tulip Poplar" Round 15 FINAL ROUND
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