Popular or hickory, Throw it in the stove and tell the gas company to shove it.lol Both will still heat the house. the stove don't care which one it is anyway. 
What type of tree logs are these? (pics) Big Score
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bsearcey
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WadePatton
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this is also why i don't agree with the hickory guys. split looks too clean. but our poplar has a much smoother bark until it gets huge/ancient.
as far as heating with one or the other-assuming it's one of the two. i save all the (shagbark/scalybark) hickory for the smoker. i leave tulip poplar on the ground---burns like popcorn. will burn it only if i _need_ to.
any hey--next "name a log" contest i enter will be a southern one.:monkey:
BlueRidgeMark
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I can buy the poplar based on looks, but I have a hard time believing it's still good after 3 years on the ground.
Burn it and find out. Poplar won't last like hickory will.
Burn it and find out. Poplar won't last like hickory will.
ROOTSXROCKS
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the exception is the spaulting may have made the splitting much easier by destroying the Lignin that binds the fibers together
well is it heavy or light does it split easy or hard?the grain dont look like hickory prb poplar or maple.
tomtrees58
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heres tulp tom trees
Is tulip on the ground or is he in the tree:greenchainsaw:
woodbooga
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tomtrees58
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I think yoopers can get away with that.
Maybe.
:hmm3grin2orange:yup hes one of us tom
Cambium
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Ok. Here we go. Pics from property. 8 Pics.
1. Front Of House:
2. Only big tree stump on site.
3. The logs
4. The tree next to Logs. Looks similar right?
5. The tree next to logs from a distance.
6. Tree next door.
7. Tree next door close up
8. ?
1.
2. Only big tree stump on site.
3. The logs
4. The tree next to Logs. Looks similar right?
5. The tree next to logs from a distance.
6. Tree next door.
7. Tree next door close up
8. ?
1. Front Of House:
2. Only big tree stump on site.
3. The logs
4. The tree next to Logs. Looks similar right?
5. The tree next to logs from a distance.
6. Tree next door.
7. Tree next door close up
8. ?
1.
2. Only big tree stump on site.
3. The logs
4. The tree next to Logs. Looks similar right?
5. The tree next to logs from a distance.
6. Tree next door.
7. Tree next door close up
8. ?
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WadePatton
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hey, those pics really help. but i need to smell it. send me some shavings and a few slivers of split wood and a bark sample with a carton of beer and i'll get right onto it.
bsearcey
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Looks like poplar to me. Especially in pic #6. I can see the leftover flowering parts in the branches. Typical of poplar. I don't know if they all are (pic #1 looks like white oak and pic #8 doesn't have the same limb angle as a poplar).
If you can find a branch around the tree and look at where a leaf was attached that could help. If the place looks like a monkey's face :monkey: then it's hickory if more round then probably poplar.
If you can find a branch around the tree and look at where a leaf was attached that could help. If the place looks like a monkey's face :monkey: then it's hickory if more round then probably poplar.
Ricky P
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I have to agree with WadePatton...
But, Im no expert.
""looks like sassafras to me--the split one. sassafras is much lighter than hickory, but not nearly so light as poplar. and way harder to split. if that's hickory it ain't the kind we grow down here.
can't tell by the color in your pics. sass has a deep furrowed bark like that, orange on the underside of the bark and the wood has a greenish/tan tinge to it.""
I had a "Mistery Log" in a load last week. Put it under the mill and what I found is described above. Recognize the bark and the "bleeding" on the cut ends. A good bit heavier than pine or poplar and a tad shy of oak.
It's in the stack...air drying.
But, Im no expert.
""looks like sassafras to me--the split one. sassafras is much lighter than hickory, but not nearly so light as poplar. and way harder to split. if that's hickory it ain't the kind we grow down here.
can't tell by the color in your pics. sass has a deep furrowed bark like that, orange on the underside of the bark and the wood has a greenish/tan tinge to it.""
I had a "Mistery Log" in a load last week. Put it under the mill and what I found is described above. Recognize the bark and the "bleeding" on the cut ends. A good bit heavier than pine or poplar and a tad shy of oak.
It's in the stack...air drying.
sas dont have a white middle its yellow
anyone out there have tulip poplar log post a pic of a fresh split piece so we can put this to rest.
HittinSteel
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Thought Tulip already did that
sorry had to fix it for ya...tom is just an alias:jester:
Thought TomTrees already did that
where?
ROOTSXROCKS
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Would a poplar retain flower parts till snow?
A hickory would hold its nuts for a while.
Im not gonna argue it either way, I am not familiar with poplars.
the one in the front of the house in the first picture looks like a pecan.
but we all know its very hard to tell a tree from its bark alone with a few unique exceptions.
A hickory would hold its nuts for a while.
Im not gonna argue it either way, I am not familiar with poplars.
the one in the front of the house in the first picture looks like a pecan.
but we all know its very hard to tell a tree from its bark alone with a few unique exceptions.
