What type of wood is this?

[seattle nate]

I got off work early enough Friday to buy a permit. I found the wood on Middle Fork Road near North Bend. Sorry in advance for dumb question. This is my first year cutting and my first post on AS.

 

[Dan_IN_MN]

I got off work early enough Friday to buy a permit. I found the wood on Middle Fork Road near North Bend. Sorry in advance for dumb question. This is my first year cutting and my first post on AS.

Looks like popular to me.

Welcome to AS!

 

[Macman125]

I agree, looks like poplar.

 

[H 2 H]

Welcome to the Jungle

North Bend ?

Show another pic of the round end

 

[Blades of stihl]

Welcome

I don't know about the wood, but I know what that orange and white thing on top is. If you split a round and it is light yellow with green streaking or even a hint of purple streaking, then it's definitely poplar.

 

[greendohn]

?Birch? White, flaky paper like bark?? I dunno, we don't have much that looks like that around here. Kinda' reminds me of the Aspen? we burned while camping in S.E. Colorado years ago,,did I mention I dunno,,

Get 'er seasoned and call it fire wood!

 

[Woody912]

yep, looks like birch from here but we need to see the end grain and a split pc would be good also. Cherry bark looks like that down in the southeast US. Aspen is a possibility but does not look like out (tulip) poplar

 

[seattle nate]

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here is another angle. Thank you for the input.

 

[Cheesecutter]

I'm with the poplar crowd on this one also.

 

[Macman125]

birch bark is more white/flaky than that

 

[DSS]

Looks like black birch to me. Definitely not aspen/poplar.

 

[BrokenToys]

I see poplar rounds. Not the best for long BTU's [sounds like an F14 afterburner when going hot in the stove]but, it beats burning snowballs !! Nice to split too in my experience. Split it in as big a piece as you can load into your burner and you'll be good to go.

 

[stihl023/5]

Looks to be poplar. And welcome to the site.

 

[REJ2]

Given your geography, id say a Red Alder tree.
https://www.google.com/search?q=alder+bark+pics&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial&client=firefox-a

 

[H 2 H]

It's either birch or alder after looking at the last pic

 

[chadihman]

Yupper thats wood and a Stihl. I agree with alder or birch a tad more like red alder.

 

[unclemoustache]

I'd say birch, but I'm no expert on that one.

Not sure what many of you mean by "poplar." Maybe it's time to dig out this old thread again:
http://www.arboristsite.com/firewood-heating-wood-burning-equipment/199817.htm

 

[spidermonkey17]

defentily not tulip poplar the bark is all wrong for that. Red alder i think but we don't have that here.

 

[alderman]

I'dput my money on it being Alder

 

[old_soul]

That's birch for sure, definitely not poplar The smooth white bark (thin) gives it away