Recognize this wood?

[Wade Lippman]

The heartwood is dark salmon and the sapwood is pale yellow.
It has a strong spicy smell, somewhat unpleasant.

I don't know anything about it cause I found by the curb; it has branches coming in from three sides, so I hoping for interesting grain.

[Brian Brown]

From the description and bark, it looks like some type of locust, but it is impossible to tell without leaves, more in depth details and pics.

[Wade Lippman]

I have used black locust, so I know this isn't that; but it could easily be honey locust, right coloring, right bark. Does hl have a strong smell? (I have a couple small ones in the back 40, but without leaves I sure couldn't find them...)

[Stan Terrell]

Could it be camphor?

Stan

[Wade Lippman]

Could it be camphor?

Stan

Nearest camphor tree is about 700 miles away! I have never seen one, but in the pictures the bark looks finer.

[Russ Sears]

Is it possible to get a picture showing more of the bark along with something for a size reference (your hand, perhaps)? A picture showing how the tree branches would be helpful as well.

[Wade Lippman]

http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/bark.jpg
Since SMC doesn't allow very big pictures, I have linked to one.

I don't know anything about the tree, there were just a few pieces cut up in the street. I "think" it will be a pretty bowl, whatever it is.

[Russ Sears]

That looks an awful lot like cherry to me.

[Dick Strauss]

Wade,
I think it's honey locust.

[John Karam]

http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/


Try looking through some of those samples :p It might take you awhile...