Not mine. Someone on the Internet swears it's a certain kind of tree. Most disagree with his assessment. What do you guys think it is? I'm eager to see what fhc says.
Another vote for tree of heaven. The vertical striations in the bark and hollow center pith are a dead giveaway.
Mulberry has a lighter colored outer sapwood ring, and yellow heart wood when fresh cut. Both the native red and invasive white varieties.
No. After more carefully studying of the pic it may be young white walnut aka butternut. The bark looks a bit thick for TOH
Good call. I see what you're getting at there... The thing that would seal the deal for me is the smell of the cambium under the bark. If it's not like rancid peanut butter, then it's probably white walnut. Picture of some white walnut I got a couple months ago (upper row of wood, lower is black walnut)
I also noticed the lack of yellow green color in the OPs pics. If you study it long enough it appears to have a darker heartwood seen on WW. I HATE the smell of TOH. Still reeks in my stacks from August.
I definitely don’t see Mulberry but it looks a lot like Shagbark Hickory before it gets large enough for the “shag”.
I am so glad to read this. At first glance without reading anything, my mind said young hick. But I kept my mouth shut because when I wood ID my nose plays a prominent role.
