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Wood Identification Help

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A local had a free "hardwood" sign and I picked up couple of pieces of crotch for free. Although, not sure what this is...neither was he. Any ideas? Bark has smooth, spotted areas.
 

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My guess base on the bark would have been Sycamore, but try and cut some of it and sniff test - It looks a lot like Apple... and sniff test would give you a positive I.D. - applewood does actually give off a sweetish smell somewhat like apples themselves unless it is too dry and dead to be green wood.
 
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Well, sycamore usually doesn't have much color in the heart wood. Apple will go brown, but most that I have seen is not that dark.

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Well, sycamore usually doesn't have much color in the heart wood. Apple will go brown, but most that I have seen is not that dark.

robo hippy
I’d just cut some hickory that had the same dark/ light look inside but the bark does appear more apple-like. Looks too light for sycamore.
What part of the country?
 
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I am in Oregon. Most of what we have here is London Plane, and not the American Sycamore. Grew up in Missery/Missouri, and still remember the 'white ghosts' out in the woods that were the American Sycamore. I did pick up one tree here once and the heart wood was blood red. Most of that color was gone in a couple of hours, but that tree did have darker colors to it than others I have picked up.

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