Ersatz Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 I pulled a branch out of a brush pile a few years ago and have been unable to identify the type of wood/tree. There is a large variatuion in the thickness and color of the heartwood on these pieces it is brown & purple but. On the larger piece of the branch there was much more of the cream colored sapwood and just a little bit of lighter brown/tan heartwood. When i cut the pieces apart there was a distict smell some what like pickles. The bark is rather stringy/papery and and the outer layers peel easily. A friend said it might be lilac but he wasn't real confident in that ID. From a read on wikipedia it sounds about right, just thought i'ld check here. Thanks, ersatz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Ruslander Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 Take it to your local Extension office. They should have the resources to ID if for you. If not, they can move it up the channels, until they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Mayo Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 It sure looks like lilac to me i just cut some down a couple of months ago it looked the same. Here is a couple of photos of a big piece i just took and a photo of a pipehawk i made from a smaller piece. It is beautifull wood when you start carving through the growth rings. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Ruslander Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Wow! Lord Of The Rings meets Geronimo! Cool handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbie Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Mike it looks just like the old apple i have in my collection! Debbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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