The domestic plumtree (Prunus domestica) grows in southern and middle Europe and is cultivated for his delicious fruits. Although this tree is common to nearly anybody in form of jellies, slivovitz and fruits, the tree offers a spectacular fine wood with fantastic colours. These range from a pale pink to reddish brown and even sometimes purple streaked, the heartwood is clearly separated against the pale yellow sapwood. The wood ages to a real dark mahogany-like deep red to brown glossy colour and is therefore very much appreciated by wood turners, woodwind instrument makers, knife makers and a lot more craftsmen.
