wood ID anyone?

[Charlie Fox]

a friend is asking me to id this and i am at a loss, i was thinking maybe burly cypress at the root/trunk transition, or even sycamore - with some spalting - and someone else said it was "manzanita" and it is extremely rare this size and is worth over $10,000. thought i would toss it out to the experts in here for your thoughts.....


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[Sean Troy]

Don't know where you're located but that looks exactly like some spalted Box Elder Burl I've turned in the past. Very soft easy wood to work with if it is.

[Charlie Fox]

excellent input....box elder is a legitimate possibility. southeast texas - box elder range is nearby

[Steve Rozmiarek]

How big is that, the stuff in the background makes it look enormous?