I like to be informed as much as the next guy, and like to think that I stay on top of all the trees and plants in our area, but this is firewood, right? Last time I whacked a tree down for a customer and had no idea what the hell it was, I told her, "yep, you got you a arbecus pardiem, and its best off if it comes down before it takes over your yard. Im glad you called about that nuisance tree, yep.Bet your neighbors will be glad to see it gone too."
Now, I know there have been a few times when I have been accused of having the intelligence of a Tic Tac, and they may have been right, but when it comes to firewood or nuisance trees, well, I whack em down, pile the wood on the pile, and just set back and watch it dry on my stack. Only time I spend a lot of time deciphering a tree that I dont know is when asked to treat it for disease or the customer wanted it pruned/trimmed. Then you better know dang well what tree you got.
Only exception I see to that is handling the wood when taking it down. Local tree service actually got a pignut hickory tree confused with tulip poplar, and that guy on the rope was some kinda surprised when the lower branch was on its way down on a rope, and he ended up getting pulled UP the tree, and just about had a mid air collision.
Their excuse was it was winter time, no leaves on the tree, and the bark looked the same to them. Sad thing, those boys been in the business for fifteen years.
Yep, OP you got one of them arbecus pardiem. Stack it and burn it.