Someone posted this on Instagram. Asked if he could cut the bottom to show the endgrain but waiting on that. This is what I've got to work with...
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- Thread starter tcarltonw
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Firewood is closest i could get
That cross checking at the bottom appears to be a pith center. Likely a smaller shrub with the rootball trimmed for the hand hold. We have a hazel around these parts that gets used for walking sticks because the surface is uneven immediately below the bark.