Tree ID

[lowcountryboiled]

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This may be a long shot but can anyone identify what kind of tree these came from? A guy in the neighborhood cut it out of his yard and had dragged all the limbs out before I got there. He didn’t know what kind of tree it was and I thought it was an oak and took the pieces thinking I could split it and have some fire pit/camping firewood. I attempted to split it with my maul and it was like hitting a petrified rubber tree. The maul basically just bounced off them and wouldn’t even start a split. I was able to split a smaller limb after hitting it about 4 times and the wood is very twisted. I would almost swear that it’s not a live oak even though that’s the first thing that came to mind. I’ve walked by the house numerous times and would think I would have noticed a live oak there. Idk. Any help would be appreciated.

[Catdaddy]

Tulip Poplar

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[BRR]

Sweetgum

[WoodieSC]

My first thought was Sweetgum, but I hesitate to contradict Cat Daddy’s experience.

My third pick was Persimmon, but the bark doesn’t look right.

[jevans]

Looks like a gum to me

[Catdaddy]

Looks like a gum to me

Very well may be.......both have that rubbery texture.

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[StrutnBPS]

Looks like a locust.

I have one in my yard. They will dull a chain in a minute. The one in my yard has bigger bark though. I think it's a black locust.

[mudflat]

Whatever it is, its got a perfect spot to aim.

[Hosscat]

Yellow poplar. Liriodendron tulipifera

[TXFowler]

Never tried to split a sweet gum but I can tell you splitting a poplar is about like hitting an old tire with a maul...


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[BRR]

Sweetgum burns good dry, but you need a log splitter

[lowcountryboiled]

Well I appreciate all the feedback. I thought poplar was supposed to be easy to split. I’m leaning towards sweet gum after the comments on here. It will jar your back and laugh at you to hit it with a maul.

[2thDoc]

green tree harder to split. it will still split and burn, though. likely easier when dry. this is about as interesting as figuring out if a black root had been hit by lightning.