phinds Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 being that they are a domestic university, do they also id non native wood? Yes, they do world wide wood ID Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 I tried but my camera won't focus lose enough to see the pores. I have sent a sample off to the folks at the Wisconson DOA forest research lab for ID. I should get the results back within a month. I will post the findings when the come in. Thanks all for the Too many responses to this could earn me a permanent ban. . Trying. . Not. . To.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keggers Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 It reminds me of African Padauk. I have some in my shop but I've never looked closely at the end grain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phinds Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 No, it's not padauk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 Maybe angico? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 Whatever it is, it was very fast growing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phinds Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 (edited) Maybe angico?Good guess but I'd bet not. I've seen a lot of curupay (angico) that has the same face grain, but I've never seen any with that flutter in the end grain. Whatever it is, it was very fast growing.I assume that you say that because you think the dark streaks in the end grain are growth rings. I'm not sure of that. I'm not convinced we are seeing the growth rings. The end grain shot just isn't good enough. Do you have any other reason to think it's fast growing? Edited August 17, 2015 by phinds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjwsjohnson Posted August 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 Wow....awesome responses from everyone. I don't believe it costs anything based on the website. I found them on www.wood-database.com under contact. I changed the lens on my SLR camera and got some better pictures. They aren't as close as I would like but Ty are a little better. I'll post them in the next post because I have to upload them onto my computer. Updated end grain picture. Hope this one is close enough to distinguish...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjwsjohnson Posted August 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 Hey all.....Just got the results back. It is Dillenia spp. It is definitely not native as it grows in tropical regions near the equator like Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. Now the real mystery is how is found its way to the suburban streets of FL...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 "Now the real mystery is how is found its way to the suburban streets of FL......" All the more reason to microchip your kids, pets and wood.Glad you found your answer. Now I'm going to research Dillenia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phinds Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 Hey all.....Just got the results back. It is Dillenia spp. It is definitely not native as it grows in tropical regions near the equator like Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. Now the real mystery is how is found its way to the suburban streets of FL......LOTS of non-native woods grow in the USA. Just recently a friend surprised me w/ some dawn redwood that is only native to a very small region in China but has been growing in CA for decades now. What surprised me was that he cut down and milled a tree in PA and he tells me there's a fair amount more there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 ... it grows in tropical regions near the equator like Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. Now the real mystery is how is found its way to the suburban streets of FL......Steve McQueen's escape raft? [ Movie references for $200, Alex ] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 Steve McQueen's escape raft? [ Movie references for $200, Alex ] Pappion As if I could spell a French word? Jeez! I'll take that $200 in curly Maple! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 Pappion As if I could spell a French word? Jeez! I'll take that $200 in curly Maple!Good job, Richard! I didn't figure the youngsters would get that one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Quite a few dawn redwoods growing in the Atlanta area. I saw the first one about 35 years ago. It was right next to a ginkgo . Fall was impressive, ginkgo turned brilliant gold and a couple weeks later all the leaves fell in one day. A few days later the dawn redwood started dropping its needles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.