Here we go with another tree id thread
Passing by my kid's school and saw this down in the creek bed. Not cutting down the tree mind you, but the standing tree is the same species as the HUGE log on the ground. Think there may be some bows in there, provided those checks don't run too deep. The log is about 80" long.
Here's a shot of the foliage up top, quite a ways off, it's a TALL sucker! Another shot of various foliage on the ground:
Zoomed in:
From some web searching, candidates are black walnut and sassafras, best i can see, but it's tough to tell. No sign of nuts or fruit anywhere i could see. As good shape as that log is in for as long as it's probly been there, it seems like it oughta make good bow wood.
This is on the edge of a property, possibly on county r-o-w, I'll probly call the owner (with whom I've spoken once already) about clearing off some dead wood for him