What type of log is this?

[Dana]

I thought we had the answer two pages ago so I didn't reply. Since the debate is still on I say it's Aspen or what we locally call popple.

[isawlogs]

 SD is having trouble acknowledging that his books don't have the answer... It's OK Bill, every once in a while one misses and gets a strike , you've hit so many out of the park this one we"ll let pass  ;D

  It has poplar written all over it.  The fact that it is a year old on the ground is deceiving. Sorry Bill... it's poplar , I can't tell ya what kind of poplar aint that smart but its in that  family tree. 

[1crowfarm]

Hello folks I plan on sawing tomorrow god willing I have three or four Poplar logs on the log deck to saw before I saw these ? logs up I will take lots of pictures and post them on here .I'am thinking that these logs are Aspen now from the last picture that was posted on here.
Hopefully we can solve this mystery with some pictures of the boards cut from this logs  ;D

[SwampDonkey]

Marcel it was based purely on experience. Never saw aspen with basswood bark before. ;D What I showed for aspen is what we got, simple as that. If I'm wrong that's fine, never bothered me before. ;) Anyone that would get worked up over a darn tree has some issues. ;)

[MapleNut]

It is aspen...you can tell by the smell!! ;)

[Jeff]

Never saw aspen with basswood bark before. ;D

We are now in agreement! Because on the other hand, I've never saw aspen basswood with basswood aspen bark before.  ;)

[SwampDonkey]

Yeah, what do they call that? cancelled reciprication or something? Well they should anyway. :D

[WDH]

You are the Yin and he is the Yang  .

[LeeB]

Yep, a couple of ying yangs.  :D

[SwampDonkey]

Now that we've resolved that, what's next? ;D

[isawlogs]

 Bill, no one is getting upset over a tree, surely not I  ;) :D   :D

[Paul_H]

Bill should be in politics,his admission of being wrong seems ambiguous. ;)

[zopi]

Four pages on the worlds largest forestry forum to decide what kind of log that is...now, that's funny! lol

[Jeff]

Why would that be so funny?

Swamp Donkey may still have the last laugh. Its pretty tough sitting here looking at ambiguous photos and come up with a definitive answer. I'll bet if Donk and I were standing next to the actual logs to examine them, we would come up with a common consensus.

[WDH]

Notsweetgum  :D.

[isawlogs]

 Most definitely would come up with it being " log "  :P

[zopi]

Just giving you guys a hard time...my answer...notsweetgum.

Anybody try the Google Goggles App for identifying by bark? I have tried it with leaves with a fair bit of success...it still will not tell the difference between red maple amd norway maple for some reason...never thought to try it on bark.

[JohnW]

It looks like basswood.

[OneWithWood]

My first thought was aspen.

But if that log sat a while I would be inclined to say upper log of box elder...

[NMFP]

This is definately Aspen.  In the one picture, there is a brown stain on the end of the log.  That is discolored hearwood.  I see it all the time, especially when sawing big aspens and cottonwoods.

[mad murdock]

I just wanna see some boards outta those logs!  For my.02 worth, it looks like aspen to me too.  Basswood that I have cut in n. Wisconsin and the U P looks too different.

[wheelinguy]

looks like a poplar that has been down a while, we burn alot of it in our OWB, seems like the bark would look different if it were basswood.  I think everyone is dying to know.  Not sure if we have aspen around here so i guess i wouldn't know what it looks like.

[beenthere]

The OP said pics after the Jan 17 sawing.

Not seen any, or heard from him.

Hope all is okay.

[saltydog]

looks like bamagilia to me or as yoopers call it elephant bark popple.

[Jeff]

No, not really close to Balm of Gilead.