Can anyone identify??

[CFREEMAN]

Morning all, can any one of you much more knowledgeable guys identify this wood? I’m no expert by any means but trying to learn as I go, any help much appreciated. Thanks 

[jameshs22]

Willow was my first thought 

[Rich Rule]

I would say Willow from the colour and bark.

[maybelateron]

Agreed it looks like Willow. We recently took down a Catalpa/Indian Bean Tree and it looked very similar. Not many of them around though.

[sime42]

Or Poplar I reckon.

[s.varty]

Ash, 

[Steven P]

To soon in the year to have leaves to help identify the tree. A pile of wood like that could be lots of thing - recently had an Alder but looking at some of smaller branches you'd think it was ash at a first glance. How heavy are the larger pieces? Willow will be lighter than ash for example, and have you got a close up of the ends - growth rings closer together or further apart (Willows tend to grow quick, ash slower).

[GarethM]

Does it have a particularly weird funky wet dog smell, if you've cut it and it practically flows with water it's poplar or willow.

[CFREEMAN]

Thanks for all your help chaps some real knowledge on this site . So it’s definitely lighter than ash I had 12 ton of oak and ash 3 years back and it was hard work mauling it around so I’ll edge my bets with willow by sounds of it , not premium firewood but alright for nowt! Cheers again 

[Steven P]

Ash isn't hard work to split, Willow it more work