What is Burl Wood?

By Jimmy Downs

Burl wood is one type of wood that finds many applications in goods such as scultures, clocks and furniture. It has very nice color and shape and is valued by artists. 

The trees that produce burl wood grow very slowly depending on the environment.

"A burl results from a tree undergoing some form of stress. It may be environmental or introduced by humans. Most burls grow beneath the ground, attached to the roots as a type of malignancy that is generally not discovered until the tree dies or falls over. Such burls sometimes appear as groups of bulbous protrusions connected by a system of rope-like roots. Almost all burl wood is covered by bark, even if it is underground. Insect infestation and certain types of mold infestation are the most common causes of this condition, " wikipedia states.

Burl wood is used commonly in the following items.

1) Cherry burl wine bottle stopper

2) Golden Amboyna Burl Wine Stopper

3) Maple Burl Wine Stopper

4) Marquetry Burl Wine Cabinet

5) Burl Wood Decorative/Jewelry Box

6) Seth Thomas Milford Burl Wood Clock

7) Meinl Red Oak Snare Cajon with Blue Burl Wood Frontplate

8) Burlwood Wood Boxes, Puzzle Box

9) burl wood table

10) burlwood furniture

11) burl wood veneer

12) Archipelago - Burl Wood Candle

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Burlwood Watch Storage Case