Bill Bonl

I did a smell test and it does have a distinctive scent but like you said, it is hard to describe.  FYI - I went back to the location where it was cut down to see if I could find any more evidence of type of tree.  I found this tree limb piece (see attachment, limb.jpg) and that verified it was a black cherry - I see the horizontal lenticels!  Thank you again for all your help!

Thank you for all your feedback! Wild Black Cherry seems to match up perfect with the bark and reddish heartwood.

I live in eastern PA and was given these logs (see attached images: bark1.jpg, bark2.jpg, and crosscut.jpg).  I was not there when it was cut down so I did not see the tree, branches, or any leaves/fruit but I was given an older picture of the tree (see attached image: tree1.jpg and tree2.jpg).  It is hard to see the leaves clearly in the picture but it looks like they are multiple leaflets per leaf.  I originally thought it may be an oak based off bark but I do not think oak has leaflets.  It could even be a cherry, hickory, ash, or even black walnut.  Any thoughts?