What is this circle?

[JD3000]

Cool tree. Fall color can be amazing.

 

[Treezybreez]

The wood grain is like braided rope.

 

[CutHighnLetFly]

I'm with treezybreez as far as not oak.
And if you doubt his ID ability, moisy on over to the trees from a distance thread.

Would be a huge log for a tupelo in my area. I don't think a Pignut Hickory is a bad guess tho

 

[JD3000]

Has the original poster chimed in yet? They should know I would think

 

[moss]

Has sweetgum been ruled out yet? Doesn't look right for pignut hickory, should be darker. Black Gum is one of my favorite trees but the bark doesn't look furrowed enough. Though they like most trees can look a lot different at different ages.
-AJ

 

[Sgriff]

I too was thinking liquidambar styraciflua but I know shits different region to region...

 

[JeffGu]

That staining... is that the maple sugar waiting to be bottled?

 

[ctree]

Chestnut oak?

 

[Sgriff]

Quercus prinus huh....that's a damn fine guess.