unknown wood from landscaping guys

[Dante_F]

sorry i have no pics but it has greenish brown bark and is fairly hard, came from a landscaping service and smells like watermelons which sounds ridiculous but it does and is purdy darn tension strong with the bark on even though its still green

[Pat B]

Where do you live? Pictures would really help with the ID. Any idea what type plant it is? Multi-stemmed shrub, single stalk, small tree, multi or single trunk?

[Dante_F]

i live in sw washington and i dont know if its a shrub, tree or multi stem but pretty sure its a fruit tree as that wat they seem to prune in the winter

[Dante_F]

also i just found out the green bark will stain you hands a nice shade of orange

[bradsmith2010]

with the info you giving, I dont think we can tell what it is,, if you think its a fruit tree try it,,

[Dante_F]

ok thanks anyways

[Pat B]

It may be alder. I know the eastern alders will turn your hands orange. If it is alder it's not good bow wood.

[Dante_F]

not alder its dense strong wood with smoother bark and tears off the stave in long strips, good idea though

[Ballasted_Bowyer]

What colors are the sap and heart woods. Red alder which is ubiquitous in the Pac nw will turn red before it weathers grey when bucked green. Other common hardwoodnatives of western Washington include big leaf maple, garyanna oak. The green bark might just be because it’s a water sprout? Common imported hardwoods include various fruit trees, flowering trees and nut trees. Often orchard trees can have overwhelming defects. But you have a good piece it can make a bow.

[Dante_F]

it all pretty pale but there are some red streakes in the outer wood possibly stained by pigment transported through the sapwood and it also has a pith

[Dante_F]

ill try and get a pic tomorrow

[ohma2]

Didnt the landscaping people know what they were cutting?

[Dante_F]

didn't ask probably should've