Names for Red Heart (Sweet Gum)

[Tom]

A wood worker on another forum emailed me with the following question and I haven't an answer.  Would one of you knowledgeable fellows give me a hand?
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I recall that in time past, very good "heart" Red Gum was sometimes marketed as "Cyrellian Walnut" or some such similar name as that. I am sure of the "walnut" part - just not the "Cyrellian". I do know that some folks called it "Satin Walnut" and also "Pseudo Mahogany" - but those aren't the names I am looking for.

Can anyone possibly help me here?

[dail_h]

   Tom,
   Satin walnut and sap gum are the only things I've heard it called

[DouginUtah]

Liquidambar styraciflua:
Common Names
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American red gum
Balsamo blanco
Bilsted
Diquidambo
Liquidambar
Liquidambo
Sap gum
Starleaf gum
Sweetgum
Satin walnut <==
Hazel pine

I couldn't find anything like "Cyrellian"  :(

-Doug

[Tom]

Thanks fellows, I found it.  It is CIRCASSIAN WALNUT!  

I found it on an extensive Google search.  One of those kind that makes one wonder what he is doing so deep in the pages because most everything is repeating.

Made a man happy, it seems.   He worked in a sawmill  when he was younger and told me about his Dad, who was a sawfiler.  Perhaps  he will come visit with us.

[fencerowphil (Phil L.)]

Can anyone describe the chemical/bacterial/fungal(?) processes which create
the beautiful patterns and colors found in the heartwood of Sweetgum?

Phil L.