Texas fossilized wood type?

[johnnyvaldez7.jv]

Looking at some of my fossilized wood and came across this 2 inch piece that was different at the ends compared to the others. Does anyone know the wood type? It has some nice colors to it.  Thanks.

[minnbuckeye]

Palm wood as a guess.

[Brandy Cole]

Palm is known for having a spotted end grain.

[grandpa]

Really nice piece of pet. Palm wood. 

[JohnJ]

@johnnyvaldez7.jv

You say this piece is only two inches long...so that makes these end grain 'dots' pretty small.  Can you get well lit, sharper images of the ends and sides? 

 

I'm leaning toward palm, but "pocket rot" in the vascular parts of some wood types can mimic palm or snakewood.

[doushantuo]

Given what looks like a bit of reasonably preserved vascular anatomy ,there is the distinct probability that is (fossil)palm wood

edit one:spelling,punctuation

edit two:

I get what JohnJ is saying 

I am a proponent of detailed anatomical investigations of fossils..

the actions of wood decaying fungi can lead to delignification of cell walls,but how that would show up macroscopically i am not sure

Edited March 31, 2023 by doushantuo

[Rockwood]

5 hours ago, JohnJ said:

I'm leaning toward palm, but "pocket rot" in the vascular parts of some wood types can mimic palm or snakewood.

Excellent point. The vascular bundles in Palmoxylon  have a nonlinear look to them, while the overall shape is nearly straight. Disregarding the end grain, this piece does look more like another type of wood. 

Edit: Maybe I am taking it a step further. Just noticed that. 

Edited March 31, 2023 by Rockwood

[Rockwood]

I think this is more the look Palm wood would have.

[DPS Ammonite]

You really need a close up photo of the ends of the bundles to see if it is palm. Take a photo through a hand lens or microscope. 
 

See photos of fibrovascular bundles from palm obtained from website of Mike Viney: http://petrifiedwoodmuseum.org/PDF/Palmoxylon of the Catahoula Formation2.pdf

 

 

[johnnyvaldez7.jv]

I'll take closer photos of the ends this evening but here are some side and end views. It is 3 sided.

[JohnJ]

Those crossing bands on the end grain of the last photo are not a feature of palmwood.  I think this is a beautiful case of deceptive 'pocket rot'.

[Rockwood]

I just happened to have cut a dead spruce tree a while back that was full of it.