CARANDA - ( Prosopis kuntzei) - This wood is known as Itín, Palo Mataco, or Barba de Tigre.
Caranda sapwood is light yellow, while the heartwood is chestnut brown with patches of dark violet. The wood has a fine texture and straight to wavy to interlocked grain. When first cut it is very scented. Caranda wood is very dense and durable. This wood is from Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay, South America.
Caranda sapwood is light yellow, while the heartwood is chestnut brown with patches of dark violet. The wood has a fine texture and straight to wavy to interlocked grain. When first cut it is very scented. Caranda wood is very dense and durable. This wood is from Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay, South America.