Nice wood, with warm red and yellow tones
great for natural edge bowls with the heavy dark bark that holds on well. Spalts nicely after 6-12 months. Relatively forgiving and stable on cracking after turning. Great utility wood for fixtures, tool handles and mallets with straight grain and a nice texture for the hand.
I like it, especially because my area in the Sierra foothills of CA is over-run with it, so it is always available. Here is a picture that typifies its nature, about 11"D.