I recently visited my sister in AZ and while I was there one of her neighbors was having a tree removed. I asked the guys removing it if I could have a few of the straighter pieces. My sister said it was a sissoo tree. From what I can find online the sissoo is native to India/Indonesia and there are restrictions on importing it, but some home builders have used it extensively in AZ . I’d like to confirm that it is sissoo, and if possible, find out an approx $/bf.
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Very pretty. No clue.
Also no clue. Also think it is pretty.
What do you plan to make with it?
Thinking about value - this is really something that would sell per unit - it's a per board or per lot sale really. It's too short to sell per board foot or by volume.
The best way to assign a value is to determine how much you would accept to do without the wood. If you have no intention of using it, then pretty much anything is a good price, taking into account the cost and effort of selling it. Imagine I have offered you a sum - are you happy with that, or will you keep the wood and make something with it? Is it taking up space you could use for something else, is it worth waiting to see if a better offer comes along (what is the 'opportunity cost' of the space it takes up) - now imagine what the sum you are happy with might be, then add 20% for haggling. You can always advertise at a lower price later if it does not sell.
If I had the opportunity to buy that, I would probably value it somewhat more than good quality walnut, and somewhat less than tiger maple, provided the boards were at least 1 inch thick.
Looks like walnut with a lot of sapwood to me.
When in doubt about a wood I always consult http://www.wood-database.com. The description and pictures there lead me to believe it is Sissoo especially looking at your boards and your comment regarding your took some of the straighter pieces, which aligns with Wood-Databases description of the heartwood sapwood contrast and the mention of the crooked nature of the tree that makes long straight boards rare. It seems it's a member of the rosewood family and for those reasons it's not generally available for sale in NA but it apparently sells for prices similar to Teak in India where it is prized. Acertaining a price is going to be all but impossible, but it sounds like a nice find.
https://www.wood-database.com/sissoo/
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