Madrone Burl also known as Strawberry tree or Madrona, Madrone is a beautiful Pacific hardwood with pink and tan colors with an occasional red streak. Green lumber is unstable until it's boiled and dried. Madrone is known for its burl veneer which has many closely packed clusters of knots and swirled grain patterns. Madrone is most often sold as burl veneer, which tends to be quite expensive. Madrone lumber, if available, is also expensive for a domestic wood species, easily costing more than other premium domestic hardwoods such as Cherry or Walnut its price is likely to compare similarly to Myrtle, another Pacific-coast hardwood.                                                                                                                                    Madrone burl is highly prized as a decorative veneer, while Madrone lumber is a very dense and finely-grained hardwood that’s similar in appearance to fruitwoods, and is sometimes used for turnery. The wood burns long and hot, and as a result it is also used for firewood and charcoal.

Here are a few pictures of the turning of a large Madrone Burl bowl.