Coytee Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 Have a tree I needed to down. Tree showed some damage at the base of it that was turning black. Would fall over sooner or later. Dug root-ball, pushed tree over and now, danger is over. Looking at the leaf though, I'm wondering if this is a Maple of some kind? If so, I might cut to logs and have it taken to sawmill so it can be cut into some boards. This is not the kind of Maple that I grew up with but that's what it strikes me as being, anyone know? I heard rumor from Roy there is a free pair of Jubilee's for the right answer! Tree is probably near 80+ feet tall just eyeballing it. Maybe 20-24 inches diameter. Hardly a branch for 50' then the canopy is after that so it it IS a (good type to be cut into lumber) Maple, then it's very clean. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 It's a "Tulip" tree. JJK 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YK Thom Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 I thought it was one of the maples at first glace as well. I did pull up Tulip tree and this does look to be one. With some drying you should be able to pull some nice lumber out it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liriodendron_tulipifera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulipwood Strong and light weight, it is supposed to be good for furniture, planking and flooring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Coytee Posted April 9, 2023 Author Share Posted April 9, 2023 Dang! I've been looking for a couple weeks. I agree, it appears to be a Tuplip tree other than I don't think I've ever seen blooms or flowers but admit....I've never looked! Is it worth the effort/cost to be cut into 1x? lumber or am I better off dragging it to the burn pile and put my $$ into cutting the several white oak and dozen or so red oaks that fell from the storm? The Oaks are probably 2-3 times the girth and very clean too. (primarily red oak, one known white oak and one known poplar, otherwise, I've not really looked too close as it's a maze of 'gotcha's' with the trees/branches/holes, I focus more on where my foot is than the wood) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 Tulip trees are numerous in NY state. Forgot the latin now for the specie. If it has to be removed then timber and be safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted April 9, 2023 Author Share Posted April 9, 2023 7 minutes ago, billybob said: If it has to be removed then timber and be safe. It's already down. One of the niceties of owning an industrial backhoe/loader that will dig 15 1/2' deep or reach out something like 21'. There are maybe 4-5 other identical trees but this was the big one. We're looking to build a detached garage and these trees need to go. I'm about 1/4-1/3 done. Uproot them, take to burn pile and am going to be having a large weenie roast down the road. (I need to get it burning to shrink the pile, it's starting to get quite large with entire trees being put into it) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YK Thom Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 Probably worth having cut. If you don't use it right away you still have it on hand down the road. From what I've read it doesn't make the best firewood. Lumber is expensive and doesn't grow on trees anymore. Pun intentional. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 I occasionally use it for my artwork. It has a bit more coloring in it than Maple. Around my area the Amish will suck those oaks right up and give you money to boot. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Coytee said: It's already down. One of the niceties of owning an industrial backhoe/loader that will dig 15 1/2' deep or reach out something like 21'. There are maybe 4-5 other identical trees but this was the big one. We're looking to build a detached garage and these trees need to go. I'm about 1/4-1/3 done. Uproot them, take to burn pile and am going to be having a large weenie roast down the road. (I need to get it burning to shrink the pile, it's starting to get quite large with entire trees being put into it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 I love that thing. I gotta have one. But I can't afford it. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted April 9, 2023 Author Share Posted April 9, 2023 Just walked up there again with my brother in law and a tape measure. The White Oak tree has a bifurcation in it..... 30' from the root ball and it's (by eyeballing the tape) 24" diameter. THEN, each of the bifurcated sections are still large/thick enough for some extra goodies. This really is the one I've got my eyeballs on. Now that I know what the leaf above is, some of the other trees that I presumed are/were red oak.... turns out they are this tulip (Poplar?) as well. So there is a bunch of it. Plenty of widow makers up there too.... branches up high hung up.... couple entire trees that are leaning & being held by another tree. Company next door.... I'm out of town all week.... I think we're due for rain next weekend. Sigh, seems like it won't be until September that I'll be able to touch this stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 nothing beats timber framing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 8 hours ago, Coytee said: I've been looking for a couple weeks. I agree, it appears to be a Tuplip tree other than I don't think I've ever seen blooms or flowers but admit....I've never looked! We've got one in our backyard. Ours has blossoms like the attached pic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 After the blossom comes apart there is a single spike piece left. They're all over the yard. I'm sure I could find those to get a pic, but it's dark outside and I'm enjoying some music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Good almost white colored hardwood. If a twister takes the top off of it the inside will rot out! and become a dangerous thing Look in the fall for the wood roses where the blossoms were!! This was a great climbing tree in the 70s, the twister came out of Hugo in `89. Lost 60 trees that night! Those were some mean bees up there! See where the trunk is gone at about the eighth rung of that 20 footer? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Richard, the blossoms just opened up on ours. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Took me a bit of searching, I found a picture I dialed in on so you can see what those "tulips" look like from the fall until the next bloom almost. Double click or open image/link in another tab, it's still big! These were saplings I dug up and put in the front yard to replace the shade lost when the silver maples had to come down. Tulip Poplars grow very fast! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadoc Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Tulip tree, poplar family. Time for a ripper fire with smores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 They are Poplar trees. Not real good firewood for the fireplace because its real prone to popping. Not a real strong hardwood. These trees often break in windstorms when others remain unharmed. Lots of furniture made with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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