Walnut?

[flibob]

I was just up to my sister's new place.  There is a very nice tree on the ground.  It still has bark which looks like the bark of the walnut trees around it.  The end cuts have a very stained look.  It seems very solid.  She has lived there since Thanksgiving and the tree was there when she moved in.  Is there a good way to tell the species without dragging the logs three hours back to my place?  There is some cottonwood in the vicinity which confuses me. (not unusual)  I didn't have my camera which would really help.

Thanks

[ATLGA]

Do a google search under images for walnut bark and leaves. that should help you figure it out pretty easily.

[Bibbyman]

Cut into it a couple 2-3" inches or chop a hunk off it.  If its walnut, dark brown chips will start coming out.  Cottonwood is pretty white about half way into it and then light brown in the center. Cottonwood bark tends to be more rough and light gray but walnut that's been down can be light gray too.

[terrifictimbersllc]

Walnut heartwood is very dark.  The light colored log on the right is ash.  When first exposed, as in a freshly cross-cut end, the heartwood and sawdust are green, but then turn purple-brown within a few minutes. The width of sapwood is variable and much larger, proportionally to the heartwood,  in the branches.   Nevertheless even the small branches will have very dark heartwood.   If you chopped into a log from a recently fallen walnut tree, you should encounter creamy white chips then after a couple inches, dark green heartwood which turns purple on being exposed to light and air. 

[albirk]

it stinks to be color blind never new chips where green and then purple just white then brown (just like when my wife asked what do you think of the colors i picked out to paint the bedroom) looks good to me

[flibob]

Thanks for the help.  The entire end where it was is black.  I will take the trailer up and get it.   When I get it back and saw it I'll post some pics.

[SDB777]

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