Round and yellow when ripe, up to 3.5 cm in diameter, and seated on a persistent sepal structure. Female flowers are solitary, 4-parted, with 4 styles, and an 8-celled ovary. The male flowers are formed in 3-5 flowered cymes in leaf axils. The inner bark turns bluish on exposure to sunlight.Īlternate, stalked leaves are oblanceolate, 7-32 cm long, emerging pink in colour, and gradually turning beige then eventually to dark green. Often found in shady and wet sites near streams in the forest at elevations up to 500 metres.īlack, smooth, straight, cylindrical trunk can be unbranched for 10 - 20 metres and may be 70 cm in diameter. Lowland rainforests along rivers and streams at elevations up to 300 metres. Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Scale insects, spider mites, mealybugs, downy mildew, powdery mildew, rust leaf spots, and fungal root rot. Grow in rich, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. It is suitable for parks and streetscapes with its attractive new leaves that are pink in colour, as well as its dense conical crown. Uniform texture with straight grain pattern.Īcoustic guitar fret boards, back and sides, electric guitar drop tops.Description and Growing Information General DescriptionĪn evergreen tree with a much-branched, spreading crown it can grow 15 - 37 metres tall. VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY | WE ARE DIRECT IMPORTERS NO DEFECTS | NO PIN HOLES | NO CRACKS | WILD GROWN The visually stunning effect attracts guitar lovers. The wood is dense and heavy but it’s a smooth tonewood with appealing traits to many guitar players.
The wood is very expensive and less available in the market. The wood has a natural oil content which leaves the product finished. The wood has good working properties it machines, glues, turns and finishes well. Pale moon Ebony has been used as the guitar drop tops for years. This Southeast Asian wood is the most difficult perplexing exotic wood in the wood market. Its hardness and density are quite moderate for an ebony. Grains can be straight, wavy or irregular its texture is fine, with a nice natural luster. Both the volume and pattern of its lines are unpredictable, varying greatly from piece to piece. It’s popular among U.S guitar luthiers and Africans. The wood is known for the bold jet black ink lines which adorn its creamy, pale yellow base. Pale moon Ebony also called as black and white ebony.
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