Ouch harsh. Didn't say anything about being good material just said for what ever reason I just liked it kind of like an ugly dog that's cute because it's so ugly. Found another one a few years older with a pretty decent trunk but left that in the woods for now.
Don't think it's a box elder the pictures I've seen of the the leaves have small lobes or large teeth depending on the picture. This has smooth leaves.
Ash crossed my mind because the leaves being lined up on each side of the stem. Might be about the only ash tree living around here if it is. They pretty much dropped like flies the last few year because the emerald ash bore.
Juice?
Yeah it's around here and I'm really allergic to poison ivy. I couldn't remember if I came in and washed my hands really well after digging it up. But your right I'd probably still have something from it by now. I'm leaning toward ash
