Wood ID never seen this bark before

[Dfw245]

Seen an ad on FB marketplace and have no clue what this wood even is. Any ideas? Located in north Texas.

 

[Stove Cricket]

if it feels light it might be cottonwood.

 

[patrickk222]

It kinda looks like somethin from the white oak family would need a few more pics to confirm or deny what it is

 

[Dfw245]

I personally don't think it does. I've seen all sorts of white oak down here and this doesn't look it. Has a weird looking smooth but ridged bark. I'll grab a couple more pics

 

[Woody Stover]

"Blue" Beech.

 

[Dfw245]

"Blue" Beech.

THATS where I remember seeing the bark actually now that I think of it...beech. idk why I was thinking hickory. Interesting if it's beech.

 

[Woody Stover]

Interesting if it's beech.

I really have no idea, but the pic had a blue tinge to it so I made a (feeble) joke, hence the winkie smilie. 😏
It sure doesn't look like any of the Hickories I've seen here..

 

[Jags]

At first glance knee-jerk reaction I would think it was some flavor of maple. But I'm not overly familiar with North Texas breeds

 

[Dfw245]

More photos. I'm really not sure and I'm almost willing to take a gamble on it and just grab it. But I'd hate for it to be something like sweetgum or pine or some variation of elm lol

 

[Woody Stover]

I don't believe it's any of those, and it looks to be pretty solid, and pretty dry. I'd grab it, especially if you're short on dry wood for next year. However, down there you can get wood dry a lot faster than I can...

 

[RustyGunz60]

Trying to ID wood rounds from a photo is more often going to be an educated guess, especially if it is from a region other than your own. Too many speces have similar-looking bark, although some are distinct enough to be easy. I took a dendrology class back in the late 70s while earning my forestry degree and tree ID was taught using a combination of bark, foliage and twig characteristics. Most dould be identified with only one of those features but many could not. I got much better with only using bark during my years running a tree service but there are still cases where I'm not 100% sure with just a photo.

 

[Eman85]

Maybe you could get a little closer to it for a better pic?

 

[Dfw245]

Maybe you could get a little closer to it for a better pic?

It's a screenshot. Wasn't anything in person. I missed it anyway. Long gone now. But it was definitely in my region. Was probably mulberry or somethin

 

[Woody Stover]

probably mulberry or somethin

Nothing like the Red Mulberry bark I see here..