What kind of tree is the mahogany of mahogany furniture made of

Mahogany is a kind of wood, which is a kind of wood of the legume family Sandalwood in the tropics, mainly produced in India, Guangdong, Yunnan and Nanyang Islands in China, and is a common precious hardwood. "Mahogany"It is a popular name in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and the north, and is commonly known in Guangdong"Sour branch wood"。

Today's mahogany is divided into old mahogany and new mahogany, and buying mahogany furniture needs to be carefully distinguished, and the value varies greatly.

Old mahogany, as the name suggests, is a mahogany that has been experienced for a long time, called sour branches in the "national standard", mainly produced in Laos, Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries. Before the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, Guangxi, Yunnan and other provinces also existed, but after the Republic of China, they were completely extinct. Its wood is hard, delicate, can sink in water, generally has to grow for more than 500 years to use, it is different from other wood The most obvious thing is that its wood grain is often sandwiched with dark brown or black stripes in the deep red, giving people an antique feeling.

Old mahogany not only grows for a long time, but also has been washed over hundreds of years after being cut down. Now the old mahogany generally refers to the mahogany imported from Nanyang in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the old mahogany is wider, the brown eyes are slender, and the specific gravity is between red sandalwood and huanghuali.

In terms of color, the color of the old mahogany is darker, most of them are purple-red, and some of the colors are similar to red sandalwood, but the color is lighter, the texture is delicate, the brown eye is obviously less than that of the new sour branch wood, and the density and feel are excellent. The general color of new mahogany is yellow and red, and the wood grain and color have a "tender" feeling compared with the old mahogany, and the texture and feel are not as good as the old mahogany.

I am doing furniture maintenance, mahogany is now a general term, (a former refers to the red sour branch, old mahogany) generally we see that it is, Hainan yellow pear, red sandalwood, black sour branch, red sour branch, purple pear, chicken wings, ebony, article ebony origin of different price difference is many times.

China's national standard for mahogany refers to "five genera and eight categories", and you can check it on the Internet yourself.

All furniture made of wood from the five genera and eight categories is called mahogany furniture.

Mahogany is also wood, and it is a type of wood that has been grown for a long time.

The mahogany commonly used in mahogany furniture generally refers to red sandalwood, yellow pear, sour branches, wenge and so on.

Mahogany is a plant of the genus Pterocarpus in the Legume family, which is native to tropical regions.

Mahogany is a legume sandalwood in the tropics, mostly produced in tropical and subtropical regions, mainly in India, Guangdong, Yunnan and Nanyang Islands in China, and is a common precious hardwood. "Mahogany"It is a popular name in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and the north, and is commonly known in Guangdong"Sour branch wood"。According to the national standard, the scope of "mahogany" is determined to be 5 genera, 8 categories, and 29 main varieties.

The five genera are named after the genera of dendrology, namely Pterocarpus, Dalbergia, Persimmon, Cliff Bean, and Ironwood. The 8 categories are named after the trade names of wood, namely rosewood, rosewood, incense sticks, black sour branches, red sour branches, ebony, striped ebony and wenge. At the same time, mahogany refers to the heartwood of these 5 genera and 8 types of wood, and the heartwood refers to the center of the tree and the part without living cells.