[Tankridxxl]

I was wondering if anyone could help me to identify this wood species, I live in northern Indiana. Thank you so much!!

 

[Tankridxxl]

This tree was cut within the last 2 weeks, if that helps!

 

[DaninVan]

Hey, Tank; welcome.
More info would be helpful. Do you have pictures of the tree in leaf, or at least what it looked like before it was logged?
A close up shot of the bark? Pictures of seed pods from the tree? Is it deciduous or evergreen?

 

[DesertRatTom]

Have no idea. Out here I'd guess ash. Looks like a nice prospect for harvesting. Needs to be stored a little better. It also looks like a Western tree, a black locust.

 

[Tankridxxl]

No pictures of the tree in leaf, or what it looked like before it was cut down, no seed pods. The tree is deciduous! I will try to get a close up of the bark later on today. This tree was in a friends yard, but they didn't know the species either. They are letting me have the tree for free. I think it would make great bowl blanks for turning, or milled lumber. Thanks for your help so far!

 

[Nickp]

My first impression is oak...

 

[JOAT]

Looks like a poplar limb I cut awhile back.

 

[DaninVan]

The thing is, Tank, if it came from a residential yard there's an excellent chance it's an ornamental species, not a native wild species. Could be anything from a Tulip tree to a Magnolia or???
This isn't a bad thing; it just means that you need more info from the owners... what the flowers looked like, colour, and time of blossoming would be a great start.
You may even have hit the motherload of free wood!

 

[woodknots]

I'm going to go with what @Nickp said - oak. Look at the dried leaves around the trunk in the second picture.

 

[DaninVan]

That's assuming the leaves are actually from the same tree, Nick.
A nice clean closeup of the bark would be really helpful. Cutting a thin round off the end of the trunk, and sanding it till it's nice and clean/smooth will also be a helpful closeup pic.
Going into any of the backyards around here (1/2 acre lots) would be like a trip to a botanical garden in terms of the amazing variety of ornamental tree species planted out.
Maples alone would be astounding if you treat each different A. japonica as separate species! We have at least a 1/2 doz. ourselves not including the Big Leaf maples.

 

[Tankridxxl]

Here are a couple more close ups of the grain and bark, hopefully this helps. The leaves you see in the picture were from trees that were closer to the road, not this one.

 

[Cherryville Chuck]

The pictures I checked for oak and yellow poplar had rougher bark than that plus the white oak seemed slightly darker. You may need to slice some off and do like Dan suggested. Also, taking a piece and cutting iut into a rectangle then measuring dimensions and weighing it would give specific gravity which could help too.

 

[DaninVan]

Doesn't it have to be dried first for specific gravity? Same for hardness?

 

[DaninVan]

Thanks for the updated pics, Tank, but I think you'l need to do something like scraping the end grain to actually make it visible. Yeh, I know; picky picky...

 

[jj777746]

Looks like Silky Oak or Queensland Maple as it's also called,but probably not grown over there.

 

[Tankridxxl]

I appreciate all the input! I will try to cut a chunk out, and scrape the grain to get a better visual. Thanks again!
Updates to come!

 

[Cherryville Chuck]

Doesn't it have to be dried first for specific gravity? Same for hardness?

Youy can dry it in a microwave. There are probably youtube videos on doing it.

 

[DaninVan]

I'll repost this for anyone who's not already bookmarked it...
https://www.wood-database.com/
Essential reference tool!

 

[DaninVan]

There's an updated version ...
https://www.wood-database.com/wood-finder/

 

[DaninVan]

Wow!! The new version is interactive; excellent for IDing wood species.
(I just took it for a road test)