I agree with duckman. Tulip tree 
Liriodendron tulipifera Bark and wood match. But then again it's in the PNW so a little out of my zone.
Liriodendron tulipifera Bark and wood match. But then again it's in the PNW so a little out of my zone.
Is this a oak tree? 3/23
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The heart wood was slimy green looking.the tulip tree has branches going straight out and up looks like. These just go up
If it was planted a long time ago in that subdivision, I might agree, but it's a big tree to be one that was planted in someones yard. Liriodendron tulipifera 's range is east of the Mississippi.
Really, I think a lot of us are just guessing here, as there are a lot of trees native to the Pacific NW and California that are not found anywhere else. I'm pretty good at conifer IDs there, but don't have much experience with hardwoods in those areas.
Can the OP take it to the person who IDed the other one? I'm curious!
Maybe that's why the tree was a little unhealthy? Check out these links.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/ash/ash-tree-oozing.htm
https://extension.psu.edu/bacterial-wetwood-or-slime-flux
Couldn’t find any leafs but the guy said they were really big.
Northern catalpa
Very possible. See the link below and compare the buds to the pic that was posted previously. (post #6)
https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/catalpa-speciosa
Wood specialist said popular. He said it has a distinct smell. He wasn’t sure on the other wood the guy told me black locust but one guy said fruit wood.
It's Poplar....not popular....lol
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Naw, I know all the native PNW trees - this isn't one of ours. NOT Oregon Ash either, I just came in from working on one. And boy does my back hurt!
Since you're from the area, I agree that you probably know all of them! But someone from the other parts of the country might have a problem with the hardwoods of the PNW.
And here's the best cure for sore backs that I know of!
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Since you're from the area, I agree that you probably know all of them! But someone from the other parts of the country might have a problem with the hardwoods of the PNW.
And here's the best cure for sore backs that I know of!
Thanks Stumpy! There are (only) 30 species of conifers and 37 species of hardwoods found in Oregon’s forests according to the Oregon Department of Forestry, so it's not that hard to know 'em all. Now the non natives that get transplanted in Portland... who knows! On the west side, 8 of every 10 conifers is a Douglas Fir - our state tree.
Yeah, I worked for Weyco for 5 years out of the North Bend office (the old mill is now a casino). I was around to see some of the old growth Doug Firs cut. And we replanted thousands of Doug Firs too(I supervised the replanting). Also spent some time in Klamath Falls. But that was 35-40 years ago. I got to know the softwoods pretty well, because that's what we were cutting and replanting. The hardwoods, not so much...
I'm on the Poplar boat. Definitely a Poplar bud. My climber likes to eat them, so we don't give him any work in Poplars when they are budding, he won't get anything done. This is what Black Walnut looks like fresh cut.
This is what it looks like after it dries. My throwing ax likes to stick in it.
I also lean toward tulip poplar. Not its typical growth pattern though. Planted there before it became the subdivision it is today, maybe?
I can't reply from my laptop; been going on for a while.
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Did that walnut dry standing up like that and how long did it take to dry?
That was one piece of log that a clamp on my mill came loose and cut crooked. It’s about one inch thick on one end and 3 on the other . I have 5-6 slabs 3” thick off that log that have been air drying for 5 years. I plan on cutting one piece of the high figured wood to duplicate a broken stock on a 1915 Savage 1899 250. Was thinking about making a big rope bed for my hunting cabin with the rest. It actually dried laying down with 2X4 stickers between the boards.
