Wood identification help?

[Brian Kent]

I retrieved this from a tree that blew over at church recently. Any ideas on what kind of wood it is? Acacia???

[Leo Van Der Loo]

Quick look, don’t know right off Brian, but not Acacia IMO, they all have these kind of compound or even double compound leaves as far as I know.

Acacia type leaves.jpg

[Brian Kent]

I am wondering about "black acacia". It has the more irregular leave cluster.

[Leo Van Der Loo]

Looks like you might be right Brian, the pictures I find do show the narrow rounded tips on de sparse leaves, and a rough ridged bark, but other than that, I don’t know, they certainly do not grow anywhere near here, apparently a Australian tree.

[Sid Matheny]

Reminds me of Black/Sour Gum when it starts having leaves. Did it have any berries on it in the summer?

[Brian Kent]

It is a part of our "urban forest" on the slopes around the church, and I have never noticed if it has berries.

[Art German]

Sure looks like olive to me. I havefour of them on our property and leaves and wood look just like that.

Art

[Brian Kent]

The shape of the tree didn't remind me of olive, but I sure see what you mean, in the bark, the leaves, and the wood. I have a piece of an olive trunk at home. It will be fun to see them together.