Mystery softwood identification

[Big J]

Hoping you rabble might be able to help me on a species identification.

 

Had five lengths of an oversized softwood come to the yard a couple of months ago from near Elgin. It was a windblown tree, looked a bit like a spruce from the others around it (the blown tree had already been snedded and cut to length).

 

I've had about 10 different timber professionals look at the tree and some also the sawn timber, and we none of us really know what it is. There is little smell from it, no resin, minimal blue stain (and it's been down for a while). It's very heavy for it's volume and very hard. Also seems to have a stunning figure.

 

Anyway, it's all milled now, 1.5, 2 and 2.5", but we still have no idea what it is. My best guess is European Spruce. It's come from an estate, so it could be something obscure.

 

 

 

Jonathan

[se7enthdevil]

i'll happily try to identify it for you if you like.

 

send me a sample from a 2 1/2" board (18" should do) and i can turn a bowl whilst sending a bit to dave hilton if i can't figure it out.

[18 stoner]

Silver Birch:party:

[Big J]

Good of you to offer Steve, but I'd rather not hack a piece off my nice neat stacks.

 

Anyone? It's really got us stumped!

[timbernut]

Dragon spruce (p.asperata)? Never seen the grain as the only ones I know are standing but the bark with flecks look familiar

[briquette_seller]

Red spruce (Picea rubens)

[Big J]

Very interesting suggestions.

 

I am up to where the tree grew on Tuesday. I shall take some photos of the surrounding stand, which I recall has a few other specimens on what appear to be the same species.

 

Thanks!

[se7enthdevil]

Good of you to offer Steve, but I'd rather not hack a piece off my nice neat stacks.

 

Anyone? It's really got us stumped!

 

have you no offcuts from milling it??? scab boards???

[Big J]

have you no offcuts from milling it??? scab boards???

 

Not really. It was a collection of large, very uniformally cylindrical logs. Very little waste.

[spiral]

Very interesting suggestions.

 

I am up to where the tree grew on Tuesday. I shall take some photos of the surrounding stand, which I recall has a few other specimens on what appear to be the same species.

 

Thanks!

 

Some live twigs , hooked, knocked, cut or shot off would help massively with id.