Help with tree I’d

[trimguy]

A friend brought this to my house and I don't know what kind of tree that it is , any ideas ?

[trimguy]

[TreefarmerNN]

From the bark, poplar or ash.  The cut end looks more like ash or possibly sweet gum.

When you cut poplar, it has a very distinctive smell.

[Old Greenhorn]

Looks like white oak that the sapsuckers got to.

[Wlmedley]

I hate to be different but to me it looks like hickory.

[trimguy]

The sap suckers definitely got it. This is a little better picture of the end grain.

[TreefarmerNN]

I hate to be different but to me it looks like hickory.

Could be for sure.

[rusticretreater]

White Ash

[SwampDonkey]

Might be an ash, I see fine rays. Bark isn't familiar with any ash we have up here. Too small for the rays to be oak. And the pores aren't open enough for chestnut.

[Ron Scott]

White Ash

[trimguy]

Thank you everyone. I haven't cut any ash yet .

[customsawyer]

Keep a eye on build up on your blade. It can make things challenging.

[trimguy]

Thanks for that Jake.

[ID4ster]

It's not white oak because the pores are open and not closed off with tylosis. A whiskey barrel made with that wood would leak like a sieve. It could be red oak except I've never seen a heartwood pattern like that in a red oak. 

If it's hickory, it's a variety that I've never seen before. Most of the hickory I'm familiar with has a shaggy or plated bark and this stuff is pretty tight.

Does it have any "D" shaped holes in the bark. Hopefully not since that would indicate the presence of the emerald ash borer and spreading that around is a very bad thing to be doing. 

[customsawyer]

If it's a hickory, I would lean towards Pignut Hickory, but it doesn't look right to me.

https://images.app.goo.gl/BD7jRBwnXpXpKLH9A

[Old Greenhorn]

Couple years back we had a good conversation with Danny about hickories. FOUND HERE.

[trimguy]

The holes don't appear to be D shaped to me.
When I get a chance to saw it I will post a picture of it.

[Jeff]

Thats woodpecker-sapsucker damage I'd say

[SwampDonkey]

Ash bark up my way is brown in color. Ash earlywood pores tend to be 2-3 rows.



That wood of yours looks more like hickory. There are some photos of different hickories on that site.

https://www.wood-database.com/shagbark-hickory

[Magicman]

The hardness of the bark is also an indicator.  I can stick my thumbnail in Ash but not Hickory.  I would instantly know if viewed in person but pictures can be deceiving.