BURMESE ROSEWOOD - (Dalbergia oliveri) native to Southeast Asia primarily Myanmar (formerly Burma) it grows from 50-100 feet tall with a 1-3 foot trunk diameter.
Heartwood color ranges from an medium orange to a darker reddish brown; sometimes with darker black streaks. Yellow sapwood is clearly visible from heartwood.
Common uses are furniture, flooring, musical instruments (percussion), turned objects, and other small specialty wood items.
Burmese Rosewood is one of the lesser-known rosewoods, though it’s a well-known tone wood within its natural range. The wood is used for the bars of the ranad ek, a traditional Thai xylophone.
Heartwood color ranges from an medium orange to a darker reddish brown; sometimes with darker black streaks. Yellow sapwood is clearly visible from heartwood.
Common uses are furniture, flooring, musical instruments (percussion), turned objects, and other small specialty wood items.
Burmese Rosewood is one of the lesser-known rosewoods, though it’s a well-known tone wood within its natural range. The wood is used for the bars of the ranad ek, a traditional Thai xylophone.