Can you help me identify this wood?

[jtrusselle]

From a golf course in Phoenix, AZ. The trees on the course where about ten to fifteen feet in height. No leaf identification since this was a fallen branch and very dry. Black dots on end grain and black streaks throughout wood when turned. The pulp wood is also yellowish in color when turned.

Thanks,
Jim

 

[1080Wayne]

Was it a shrubby tree with multiple stems from the ground up ? The bark and the yellow colour make me think maybe caragana , but I`ve no idea if it has been planted there very much . It does have very high drought tolerance so it may have been .

 

[jtrusselle]

Most of the trees on the course had a defined trunk and major branches with a higher canopy. I'm somewhat shooting in the dark on this since the branch was old and found on the ground away from other trees with no leaves for identification. After a little research I'm thinking it may be a yellow paloverde.

 

[1080Wayne]

Life is tough ! Back to Phoenix in the spring to see if there is paloverde in bloom on the course . Would think there might be some trace of thorns on the piece .