I recently found a piece of 15 yr old standing dead wood while doing yard work at my folk's place. At first I thought it was attached and part of a crab apple tree as they looked to share a stump. When I pulled it, it split right down the middle revealing a golden yellow wood. The closest osage tree that I know of is ten miles away so I figure it was more likely black locust. If it is, it's the yellowest one I've ever seen.
The log had no bark left and hasn't sprouted a leaf since they moved in. It isn't a 100% when an ID is based on wood appearance alone, so I did a little research on the subject. It turns out both osage orange and black locust both glow green when exposed to UV light in the dark. The locust glows a much lighter green like lime, almost yellow. The osage on the other hand, is more of a mossy drab green. None of the other bow wood I have on hand showed any UV reaction.
I think planning on a night time glow shoot should commence immediately.
Pics on the way.
