Ash (fraxinus excelsior) trees are found in most parts of Europe, growing to be very large. Ash burl wood is swirly cream-coloured with burls and very attractive curly structure. Ash is a very hard and dense wood, yet quite flexible. Aged and mature trees develop a nice brown heartwood that resembles olive wood (Olive-ash). Particularly rare is ash burl, the finest wood of this species with wildly moving grain, bars, eyes and a silky sheen comes from France. Strongly wavy structures are striking, along with a delicate, marble-like grain pattern. Small black knots often appear as dots. Pure burl trunks are very rare and hard to find in ash trees!
