DEFINITIONS:
BURL: A HARD OUTGROWTH ON A TREE, USUALLY RESULTING FROM THE ENTWINED GROWTH OF A CLUSTER OF BUDS. SUCH BURLS ARE THE SOURCE OF THE HIGHLY FIGURED GAINS THAT ARE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER FOR THE INCREDIBLE LOOK THEY YIELD.
BIRDS-EYE: FIGURE ON THE SURFACE OF WOOD THAT HAS NUMEROUS ROUNDED AREAS RESEMBLING SMALL EYES. USUALLY FOUND ON MAPLE AND A FEW OTHER SPECIES.
CROSS CUT: AN ARRANGEMENT IN WHICH THE WOOD IS CUT ACROSS THE GRAIN TO GIVE IT A DIFFERENT LOOK.
SPALTING WOODS: THESE WOODS GET THEIR WONDERFULLY FIGURED AND STRIKING LOOK FROM A FUNGI THAT SETS IN A DEAD TREE
NAME OF WOOD NATIVE TO THIS COUNTRY BOTANICAL NAME
AFICAN BLACKWOOD HARDWOOD SOUTH AFRICA DALBERGIA MELANOXYLON AFICAN LACE SOUTH-CENTRAL AFRICA NARRA
AFICIAN ZEBRA SOUTH AFRICA
ALABASTER SUGAR MAPLE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
ALLEE ASH MAPLE NOTH AMERICA - CENTRAL & EASTERN US
ALMOND
AMBUYNA BURL SUGAR MAPLE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
AMERICAN HOLLY BRAZIL LYPTUS
ARGENTINE LIGNUM MYRTLE SOUTHWEST OREGON & CENTRAL CALIF
ASH
BANYAN - HAWAIIAN
BIRDS EYE MAPLE BURL EUROPE & EASTERN AFRICA
BLOODWOOD OAK EASTERN UNITED STATES
BOCOTE HARDWOOD AMERICAN TROPICS BORAGE
BOX ELDER BURL MAPLE NORTH AMERICA
BRAZIL CHERRY AFRICA & SUDAN & MEXICO CAROB
BROWN MALLEE SUGAR MAPLE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
BROWN MOLLY EASTERN NORTH AMERICA ACER
BUBINGA AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA GUIBOURTIA
BUCKEYE BURL -NATURAL OHIO & OHIO VALLEY UNITED STATES
BUCKEYE BURL - RED STAIN MALAYSIA, INDONESIA AND SOUTH ASIA
CAMARY ARGENTINA-BOLIVIA-PARAGUAY BORDER
CANARY WOOD
CATALPA NORTH AMERICA, CARIBBEAN & EAST ASIA
CEDAR
1- RED CEDAR SOFTWOOD NORTH AMERICAN CEDRUS
2- WHITE CEDAR SOFTWOOD NORTH AMERICAN CEDRUS
3- YELLOW CEDAR SOFTWOOD NORTH AMERICAN CEDRUS
CHECHEN AUSTRALIA ALLOCASUARINA
CHERRY
1- BLACK CHERRY HARDWOOD EASTERN NORTH AMERICA PRUNUS
2- RED CHERRY HARDWOOD NEW ENGLAND, APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
COCOBOLO HARDWOOD CENTRAL AMERICA DALBERGIA
CROSSCUT BIRDS EYE MAPLE BURL
CYPRESS
1- ARIZONA CYPRESS SOFTWOOD ARIZONA - UNITED STATES CUPRESSACEAE
2- AUSTRALIAN CYPRESS SOFTWOOD AUSTRALIA CUPRESSACEAE
3- BALD CYPRESS SOFTWOOD SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
4- HINOKI CYPRESS SOFTWOOD CENTRAL JAPAN CUPRESSACEAE
5- LAWSON'S CYPRESS SOFTWOOD SOUTHWEST OREGON CUPRESSACEAE
6- MEDITERRANEAN CYPRESS MEDITERRANEAN CUPRESSACEAE
7- SOUTHERN CYPRESS SOFTWOOD SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
DOGWOOD HARDWOOD ENGLAND - WORLD WIDE CORNACEAE
EBONY HARDWOOD SOUTHERN INDIA & SRI LANKA DIOSPYROS
ELM / RED
EUCALYPTUS TREE BURL AUSTRALIA MYRTLE
HICKORY HARDWOOD CHINA, INDOCHINA, UNITED STATES
HOLLY / EUROPEAN
IRONWOOD - DESERT HARDWOOD SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES FABACEAE
KINGWOOD SOUTHWEST CHINA - UNITED STATES CALOCEDRUS LACEWOOD HARDWOOD AUSTRALIA / NORTH AMERICA AMERICAN SYCAMORE LEOPARD WOOD
LILAC - PERSIAN
MAHAGONY HARDWOOD NATIVE AMERICAN SWIETENIA MAHAGONI MAPLE
1- SUGAR MAPLE HARDWOOD NORTHEASTER NORTH AMERICA ACER
2- BLACK MAPLE HARDWOOD MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES ACER
3- RED MAPLE SOFTWOOD EASTERN NORTH AMERICA ACER
4- SILVER MAPLE SOFTWOOD EASTERN NORTH AMERICA ACER
5- CROSSCUT BIRDS EYE MAPLE BURL
6- MAPLE AMBROSIA
MILO - HAWAIIAN
MOPANI
MORA
MYRTLE BURL
OAK HARDWOOD EUROPE, ASIA & NORTH AMERICA 600 SPECIES ON EARTH
OAK BURL HARDWOOD EUROPE, ASIA & NORTH AMERICA 600 SPECIES ON EARTH
OLIVE BURL HARDWOOD MEDITERRANEAN BASIN OLEACEAE
OLIVEWOOD - BETHLEHEM HARDWOOD JERUSALEM/BETHLEHEM OLEACEAE
ORANGE
OSASE
PADOUK HARDWOOD CENTRAL & WEST AFRICA FABACEAE
PAG ROSA
PERSIMMON
PINK IVORY SOUTH AFRICA
PURPLE HEART HARDWOOD AMARANATH RAMBUTAN/LONGAN BERRY
RED MOLLY
RED PALM
ROSEWOOD / BOLIVIAN BELIZE & HONDURAN NOGAED
SAPELE
SHEOAK
TAMARIND
TEAK
CHUMARO/BRAZILIAN TEAK
TIGER WOOD
TULIP HARDWOOD EASTERN NORTH AMERICA POPLAR
WALNUT HARDWOOD UNITED STATES 21SPECIES
IPE/BRAZILIAN WALNUT
BLACK WALNUT
BLACK WALNUT CROSS CUT
WENGE HARDWOOD REPUBLIC OF CONGO MILLETTIA LAURENTIL YELLOW HEART
ZEBRA WOOD HARDWOOD WEST AFRICA MICROBERLINIA
BURL: A HARD OUTGROWTH ON A TREE, USUALLY RESULTING FROM THE ENTWINED GROWTH OF A CLUSTER OF BUDS. SUCH BURLS ARE THE SOURCE OF THE HIGHLY FIGURED GAINS THAT ARE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER FOR THE INCREDIBLE LOOK THEY YIELD.
BIRDS-EYE: FIGURE ON THE SURFACE OF WOOD THAT HAS NUMEROUS ROUNDED AREAS RESEMBLING SMALL EYES. USUALLY FOUND ON MAPLE AND A FEW OTHER SPECIES.
CROSS CUT: AN ARRANGEMENT IN WHICH THE WOOD IS CUT ACROSS THE GRAIN TO GIVE IT A DIFFERENT LOOK.
SPALTING WOODS: THESE WOODS GET THEIR WONDERFULLY FIGURED AND STRIKING LOOK FROM A FUNGI THAT SETS IN A DEAD TREE
NAME OF WOOD NATIVE TO THIS COUNTRY BOTANICAL NAME
AFICAN BLACKWOOD HARDWOOD SOUTH AFRICA DALBERGIA MELANOXYLON AFICAN LACE SOUTH-CENTRAL AFRICA NARRA
AFICIAN ZEBRA SOUTH AFRICA
ALABASTER SUGAR MAPLE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
ALLEE ASH MAPLE NOTH AMERICA - CENTRAL & EASTERN US
ALMOND
AMBUYNA BURL SUGAR MAPLE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
AMERICAN HOLLY BRAZIL LYPTUS
ARGENTINE LIGNUM MYRTLE SOUTHWEST OREGON & CENTRAL CALIF
ASH
BANYAN - HAWAIIAN
BIRDS EYE MAPLE BURL EUROPE & EASTERN AFRICA
BLOODWOOD OAK EASTERN UNITED STATES
BOCOTE HARDWOOD AMERICAN TROPICS BORAGE
BOX ELDER BURL MAPLE NORTH AMERICA
BRAZIL CHERRY AFRICA & SUDAN & MEXICO CAROB
BROWN MALLEE SUGAR MAPLE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
BROWN MOLLY EASTERN NORTH AMERICA ACER
BUBINGA AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA GUIBOURTIA
BUCKEYE BURL -NATURAL OHIO & OHIO VALLEY UNITED STATES
BUCKEYE BURL - RED STAIN MALAYSIA, INDONESIA AND SOUTH ASIA
CAMARY ARGENTINA-BOLIVIA-PARAGUAY BORDER
CANARY WOOD
CATALPA NORTH AMERICA, CARIBBEAN & EAST ASIA
CEDAR
1- RED CEDAR SOFTWOOD NORTH AMERICAN CEDRUS
2- WHITE CEDAR SOFTWOOD NORTH AMERICAN CEDRUS
3- YELLOW CEDAR SOFTWOOD NORTH AMERICAN CEDRUS
CHECHEN AUSTRALIA ALLOCASUARINA
CHERRY
1- BLACK CHERRY HARDWOOD EASTERN NORTH AMERICA PRUNUS
2- RED CHERRY HARDWOOD NEW ENGLAND, APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
COCOBOLO HARDWOOD CENTRAL AMERICA DALBERGIA
CROSSCUT BIRDS EYE MAPLE BURL
CYPRESS
1- ARIZONA CYPRESS SOFTWOOD ARIZONA - UNITED STATES CUPRESSACEAE
2- AUSTRALIAN CYPRESS SOFTWOOD AUSTRALIA CUPRESSACEAE
3- BALD CYPRESS SOFTWOOD SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
4- HINOKI CYPRESS SOFTWOOD CENTRAL JAPAN CUPRESSACEAE
5- LAWSON'S CYPRESS SOFTWOOD SOUTHWEST OREGON CUPRESSACEAE
6- MEDITERRANEAN CYPRESS MEDITERRANEAN CUPRESSACEAE
7- SOUTHERN CYPRESS SOFTWOOD SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
DOGWOOD HARDWOOD ENGLAND - WORLD WIDE CORNACEAE
EBONY HARDWOOD SOUTHERN INDIA & SRI LANKA DIOSPYROS
ELM / RED
EUCALYPTUS TREE BURL AUSTRALIA MYRTLE
HICKORY HARDWOOD CHINA, INDOCHINA, UNITED STATES
HOLLY / EUROPEAN
IRONWOOD - DESERT HARDWOOD SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES FABACEAE
KINGWOOD SOUTHWEST CHINA - UNITED STATES CALOCEDRUS LACEWOOD HARDWOOD AUSTRALIA / NORTH AMERICA AMERICAN SYCAMORE LEOPARD WOOD
LILAC - PERSIAN
MAHAGONY HARDWOOD NATIVE AMERICAN SWIETENIA MAHAGONI MAPLE
1- SUGAR MAPLE HARDWOOD NORTHEASTER NORTH AMERICA ACER
2- BLACK MAPLE HARDWOOD MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES ACER
3- RED MAPLE SOFTWOOD EASTERN NORTH AMERICA ACER
4- SILVER MAPLE SOFTWOOD EASTERN NORTH AMERICA ACER
5- CROSSCUT BIRDS EYE MAPLE BURL
6- MAPLE AMBROSIA
MILO - HAWAIIAN
MOPANI
MORA
MYRTLE BURL
OAK HARDWOOD EUROPE, ASIA & NORTH AMERICA 600 SPECIES ON EARTH
OAK BURL HARDWOOD EUROPE, ASIA & NORTH AMERICA 600 SPECIES ON EARTH
OLIVE BURL HARDWOOD MEDITERRANEAN BASIN OLEACEAE
OLIVEWOOD - BETHLEHEM HARDWOOD JERUSALEM/BETHLEHEM OLEACEAE
ORANGE
OSASE
PADOUK HARDWOOD CENTRAL & WEST AFRICA FABACEAE
PAG ROSA
PERSIMMON
PINK IVORY SOUTH AFRICA
PURPLE HEART HARDWOOD AMARANATH RAMBUTAN/LONGAN BERRY
RED MOLLY
RED PALM
ROSEWOOD / BOLIVIAN BELIZE & HONDURAN NOGAED
SAPELE
SHEOAK
TAMARIND
TEAK
CHUMARO/BRAZILIAN TEAK
TIGER WOOD
TULIP HARDWOOD EASTERN NORTH AMERICA POPLAR
WALNUT HARDWOOD UNITED STATES 21SPECIES
IPE/BRAZILIAN WALNUT
BLACK WALNUT
BLACK WALNUT CROSS CUT
WENGE HARDWOOD REPUBLIC OF CONGO MILLETTIA LAURENTIL YELLOW HEART
ZEBRA WOOD HARDWOOD WEST AFRICA MICROBERLINIA