- Jul 31, 2017
- 26
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I picked this wood up from a neighbor in north Texas. Unfortunately, the arborist he hired cut down the wrong tree (lol). I have a google maps image of what the tree looked like, and some pictures of the wood after I split it. No leaves. Initially I was suspicious it was some sort of elm, but after splitting I ruled it out. Splitting the round is extremely difficult, but after the round is cleaved, it isn't difficult to split. relatively straight grain. The heartwood is dark, the sapwood is quite light colored. It has a sweet odor when split. It's heavier than hell (still green, though) and very hard. The diamond pattern to the bark and star pattern of the heartwood makes me think it's possibly a bitternut or mockernut hickory.