Wood ID Please

[T. Mainus]

Were running into a couple of these in this last load of logs were processing. Anyone have an idea? Cuts really easy, seems pretty soft actually. Haven't split any of it yet. Pretty light not real dense. Logs are nice and straight and some are fairly good size. Usually have a fairly good idea of what I'm cutting but this one has me stumped.

 

[Erik B]

That almost looks like poplar.

 

[Gypo Logger]

Basswood me thinks.

 

[bucksnbears]

basswood

 

[Gypo Logger]

basswood

Quite true, also known as Linden.

 

[svk]

Looking at the way the bark is peeling I'd say some species of aspen/poplar. And looking at how some of that has water stains and/or fungus growing on it I'd guess it's either been dead or down for a while.

 

[panolo]

I'd go with basswood but I've never seen big poplar to know if it has husks like basswood. I know smaller poplar does.

 

[JCMC]

Yes Basswood!

 

[svk]

I'd go with basswood but I've never seen big poplar to know if it has husks like basswood. I know smaller poplar does.

I didn't know BW had husks like that.

Basswood up here has more of an X pattern like ash except the color is darker.

 

[panolo]

I didn't know BW had husks like that.

Basswood up here has more of an X pattern like ash except the color is darker.

Couple I have had to chop up after a storm did. Same with the cottonwood. Cottonwood was much heavier and bark much deeper.

 

[svk]

Interesting.

That seems like a type of poplar more than Aspen and definitely not cottonwood. Still could be basswood too. It's tough to tell for certain things those pics.

Cottonwood and Aspen are nearly identical but CW is more furrowed at the base and holds the black/dark grey furrowed bark further up the tree.

 

[panolo]

Cool! We never see big aspen but have a ton of cottonwood and some basswood. It works for fire pit wood. I had no idea what flavor it was and an old timer pointed it out. Think I still got some around and if I do I'll split a piece this spring. Lost a couple trees on the lake side when a big ol' cottonwood got hit by lighting and crashed into some others. Very pretty with the flowers.

 

[svk]

There is a massive basswood uprooted by one of my deer stands. I wanted to mill it in place but it's probably punky by now as I found it four years ago already.

Here's the rootball.

 

[panolo]

Huge!

 

[sawhoss]

It's basswood for sure. Had a couple of those in my loads from Bob too.

 

[milkman]

There is a massive basswood uprooted by one of my deer stands. I wanted to mill it in place but it's probably punky by now as I found it four years ago already.

Here's the rootball.
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Must have been one really heavy tree stand.

 

[Shanen Mannies]

If it was mine, I would call it aspen, we have a lot of it and never cut it for firewood