Color & grain

• Heartwood: Very dark, almost black wood with chocolate brown to black-brown tones, often with conspicuous lighter brown or golden veins.
• Sapwood: Lighter, often gray to yellowish, but usually not used for processing.
• Grain: Straight to slightly wavy, with a striking, even structure and often with dark stripes, which gives the wood a striking, decorative look

Tree size & wood properties

• Average height: 20-30 meters
• Trunk diameter: 50-90 cm
• Hardness : Janka hardness: ~10,800 N extremely hard and resistant to abrasion and impact.
• Weight: High density, approx. 1,070-1,180 kg/m³ in the dried state.
• Durability: Highly resistant to moisture, mold and insects, making it ideal for outdoor use, but particularly popular indoors.

Frequent uses

• Furniture: Especially for high-quality furniture such as tables, chairs and cabinets, as the wood offers an exclusive and elegant look.
• Veneers & interior finishes: Often used in luxurious interiors, such as wall paneling, stairs and flooring.
• Musical instruments: Suitable for guitars and percussion instruments due to its good resonance properties and stability.
• Floors & parquet: Used for exclusive parquet floors and floors in high-traffic areas due to its hardness and abrasion resistance.
• Art & woodturning: Popular for decorative wooden objects, sculptures, knife handles and inlay work due to its attractive grain and dark color.