wood identification

Hi all, I am new here. I hope I am putting this in the right place, if not, feel free to set me straight. I am also new to pen turning, and woodworking in general, so I have much to learn. One thing I struggle with is wood identification, and the inexpensive sets that I buy don't have...

It's winter where my parents live in Maryland, so I have no leaves to go off of but I found two beautifully burly trees that are both dead. If you're wondering, I'm not turning an entire tree into pen blanks. But I will certainly be using some burl off of them once they're cut down (for slabs...

Heya All, I have a box of unlabeled blanks obtained for a song at a going-out-of-business sale. Most of them are pretty plain and intended mostly as practice blanks. But today one surprised me by coming out really, really nice. But I have no idea what kind of wood it is. I'd love any...

The photo shows a pen that I made ages ago - back when I actually made slimlines on a regular basis. I've got a customer that wants this wood with better hardware, but without knowing what the wood is, all I can do is hope that the blank I buy is it. Any thoughts? Thanks!