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Rosewood is any of a number of richly hued hardwoods, often brownish with darker veining, but found in other colours. [1] It is hard, tough, strong, and dense. True rosewoods come from trees of the genus Dalbergia, but other woods are often called rosewood.
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Mar 31, 2023 · The rosewood tree (Dalbergia spp.) is milled for its beautiful red, rose-scented wood. Hardy in USDA zones 10-12, the fine-grained hardwood is coveted by instrument and furniture makers. It is also used to produce a rose-scented essential oil.
Rosewood, one of the most exotic woods in the world, is a prized material that has been used for centuries to craft beautiful and intricate pieces of furniture. Over time, dozens of different types of rosewood have emerged, each with its unique characteristics and properties.
Jun 7, 2024 · Rosewood, any of several ornamental timbers, products of various tropical trees native to Brazil, Honduras, Jamaica, Africa, and India. The most important commercially are the Honduras rosewood, Dalbergia stevensoni, and the Brazilian rosewood, principally D. nigra, a leguminous tree up to 125 feet.
Aug 24, 2009 · Rosewood is the popular name for wood from a very special group of trees. All true rosewoods belong to the genus Dalbergia. This is a large genus of small to medium-size trees and shrubs with wide distribution through out the tropical regions of Central and South America, Africa, Madagascar and southern Asia.
1. any of a number of valuable hard, reddish, black-streaked woods, sometimes with a roselike odor, obtained from certain tropical trees (esp. genus Dalbergia of the pea family) and used in making furniture, pianos, etc. 2. a tree yielding such wood.
May 28, 2020 · The ‘hero' of this story is rosewood. The illegal trade in the wood is one of the world's most lucrative businesses, and affects much of Southeast Asia and parts of Africa and South America.
This wood has been used for a huge variety of roles in its native Africa. The tree, itself, and its budding flowers have been used for everything from cooking oils, to nutrional / healing drinks and even for producing a red dye which African craftsmen use for staining furniture.
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