Wood ID?
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A close up of a leaf would help tremendously. It's too grainy when I zoom in. Just guessing without seeing the leaves clearly. A maple of some kind.
Relex
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I'll have to get better pics when it actually comes down. He was hoping to have it done this week but the tree guy still hasn't shown up.
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Maple, it'll burn, but not as much heat as hard maple. Around here, we call them water maple.
cornfused
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General form & multiple stems look like Silver Maple. Not the best firewood but works great early & late season. You'll have a lot judging by the size of the tree!!!
I would guess box elder(which is a maple). The tree form and shape is about right... Silver maple usually does not have multiple stems from the base, but branches out 5'-10' up the main stem. Boxelder, many times, will be just like in the pic. Of course, there are exceptions! 
Closeup of a leaf would solve the mystery quickly. I'm looking at this on my cell phone, so I can't zoom in real well...
Closeup of a leaf would solve the mystery quickly. I'm looking at this on my cell phone, so I can't zoom in real well...
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The town is forcing your neighbor to cut down the tree but making him pay for it? That seems odd. Seems if the town is requiring it to be removed the town should pay for the work?
I agree that closer pics would help but seeing it I immediately thought silver maple.
Relex
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I don't get it either, if I was him I'd be fighting it.
I have a nc30, is this stuff worth taking and is this a hardwood or soft?
Silver Maple. Good shoulder season wood.
Still trying to figure out where the Township has any authority over this tree but yes silver maple all the way. The multi stem deal is a pretty common problem around here that is three separate trees that started at the same time or there was one stem that got cut off at ground level then sprouted three shoots then it was allowed to grow. along the way it looks like 3 shoots came off the base and were allowed to grow
Relex
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Yup, now that I can look at it on a larger screen, I agree... Silver Maple all the way. Stump sprouts. Free wood is nice!
Relex
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Yep. Silver.
Township shouldn't have authority over that tree. They should upgrade their pipes to PVC if they want to solve the problem, not remove the tree. (Although that would solve it also.)
Township shouldn't have authority over that tree. They should upgrade their pipes to PVC if they want to solve the problem, not remove the tree. (Although that would solve it also.)
Are you going to be responsible for disposal of the small limbs and other debris?
If not and someone else is doing the falling, then I Would say that you scored. FREE MAPLE, I would be cutting that up every chance I got. Myself, I even prefer bucking it into rounds myself. I Have gotten similar deals where a SUPPOSED "PROFESSIONAL " fell and bucked trees, and the round lengths varied anywhere from 10"-26" unexplainable angle cuts and cuts where they cut half way through from one side, rolled the wood over and cut from the other side 1-2" offset and broke it off, every end had that ledge, would have been impossible to stand on end to hand split, fortunately we have a splitter.
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If not and someone else is doing the falling, then I Would say that you scored. FREE MAPLE, I would be cutting that up every chance I got. Myself, I even prefer bucking it into rounds myself. I Have gotten similar deals where a SUPPOSED "PROFESSIONAL " fell and bucked trees, and the round lengths varied anywhere from 10"-26" unexplainable angle cuts and cuts where they cut half way through from one side, rolled the wood over and cut from the other side 1-2" offset and broke it off, every end had that ledge, would have been impossible to stand on end to hand split, fortunately we have a splitter.
Some people should be Legally Prohibited from owning or handling chainsaws
Doug
Relex
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The tree company came in, took it down, chipped the what they could and left the rest. I was out after work today working on bucking and got a trailer load over to my house. The neighbor said he was just going to stack it out back but if i wanted it to have at it and take it all.
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