I traveled back to SW Iowa to help my mom with some things around the house. Although I took my saws and trailer, I ended up filling the trailer with junk from her garage, so I wasn't able to bring back any wood. I did go out to the farm to try to make an inventory of what is there. The neighbor who has been farming the land for Mom has been cutting and piling wood in the ditch. It kills me to see it rot, but I just can't haul it all back.
I'm pretty sure this one is some kind of cottonwood, but it isn't like the kind we have here. Ours have shiny leaves like a poplar.
If you know this wood, I'd like to know for sure what it is and whether it's any good for turning. I'm guessing it's the boring cottonwood you guys back east talk about.
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Thanks in advance.