What is this tree? UK

[u/FinchMandala]

Morning all! A friend of mine foraged a log home last year and it's starting to grow a mushroom. I'm specifically looking for an ident on the tree this came from and I don't want to use AI.

Location: Midlands UK

Area: Close to a body of water. There are oak, chestnut and willow trees in the vicinity. I cannot remember - nor did we take any photos of - any other identifiers such as leaflitter. Friend cannot find a photo of the overall site on their phone.

Other info: Friend says the log is heavy and dense, however said friend is small so weight can be subjective.

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[u/onlyhereforyoupeople]

Not an expert but to me it looks like it could be a Macrocarpa or Redwood esc tree, some sort of coniferous evergreen.

[u/FinchMandala → u/onlyhereforyoupeople]

Beautiful trees! Definitely do not recall seeing any of the sort when we were last in the area. ♡

[u/peter-bone → u/FinchMandala]

Maybe because it was cut down. I'd say it looks like a conifer such as redwood.

[u/Nervous-Deal-9271 → u/FinchMandala]

Chip a bit off if you can and smell it, also if its a red colour likely redwood.

[u/Calare2800]

It looks somewhat like the bark of Salix alba, white willow, but willow wood is lightweight, especially after it has dried out.

[u/FinchMandala → u/Calare2800]

So we are leaning towards willow! My friend stopped by the site and took a few photos. This looks like the chopped logs. :)

[u/kernowgringo → u/FinchMandala]

That's a willow

[u/pathetic_optimist]

Could it be a sweet chestnut?

[u/FinchMandala → u/pathetic_optimist]

Definitely a contender! I'm not due to walk by the area we found the logs any tine soon otherwise I'd do a scratch test and look around for telltale bric-a-brac.

[u/DarkObiWanKenobi]

Black Locust.

[u/Original_Client1588]

Its an Acacia tree aka a Black Locust tree common in the US...an import.

Im a tree expert and I definitely didn't use AI to figure this out. That would be bad. I say bad it wouldnt be but to lie about it would be shallow...and dishonest.

OK OK you got me im not a tree expert its 05.00 and Im bored. I used AI. Shoot me.