Any idea?

[Rustington]

I thought it was poplar but is really heavy and feels solid!

[sime42]

Ash, looks like.

[BillQ]

Whack it in two and let's see its innards?

 

Poplar when freshly cut is a lovely off white and thinner sections could easily peel off the bark, here's what the bark looks like...

 

the "diamond" indentations eventually get bigger and gnarly and less easily identified on large trees near the base.

I'm not sure about what you have but I doubt that it's poplar. 

Someone is bound to say, No that's elder, but to remove doubt its the cut limb on the left and the one lying on the ground not the spindly bent thin limb on the right 

Edited February 26 by BillQ

[Mick Dempsey]

Ash, all day long and twice on Sundays (as Stubby says)

[Rustington]

2 minutes ago, BillQ said:

Whack it in two and let's see its innards?

 

Poplar when freshly cut is a lovely off white and thinner sections could easily peel off the bark, here's what the bark looks like...

 

the "diamond" indentations eventually get bigger and gnarly and less easily identified on large trees near the base.

I'm not sure about what you have but I doubt that it's poplar. 

It’s far too heavy to be poplar.

 

Ash as others have said would make much more sense.

[Stubby]

35 minutes ago, BillQ said:

Whack it in two and let's see its innards?

 

Poplar when freshly cut is a lovely off white and thinner sections could easily peel off the bark, here's what the bark looks like...

 

the "diamond" indentations eventually get bigger and gnarly and less easily identified on large trees near the base.

I'm not sure about what you have but I doubt that it's poplar. 

Someone is bound to say, No that's elder, but to remove doubt its the cut limb on the left and the one lying on the ground not the spindly bent thin limb on the right 

That is Aspen type poplar . Others have totally different bark .

[BillQ]

1 hour ago, Stubby said:

That is Aspen type poplar . Others have totally different bark .

Yeah I should have said, its a weed around here but I really like it as it cuts and splits easily, dries quickly and even if it doesn't kick out the most heat, there's enough about so a win win.

 

[Rustington]

I liked the poplar that I used, still got a little of it. Found it burnt for quite a long time.

[Rustington]

On 26/02/2025 at 17:46, BillQ said:

Whack it in two and let's see its innards?

 

Poplar when freshly cut is a lovely off white and thinner sections could easily peel off the bark, here's what the bark looks like...

 

the "diamond" indentations eventually get bigger and gnarly and less easily identified on large trees near the base.

I'm not sure about what you have but I doubt that it's poplar. 

Someone is bound to say, No that's elder, but to remove doubt its the cut limb on the left and the one lying on the ground not the spindly bent thin limb on the right 

[sime42]

Yep, Ash. With a fair bit of spalting due to fungal attack already it looks like. That happens quite quickly if it's left out uncovered after being cut down. You can see and feel the even more open, course (than normal for Ash) texture of the timber. It will have lost some mass and calorific value. I'd get it seasoned and in the fire as soon as possible, before it degrades any further.