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Wood Species Examples

One of the most common questions I get asked is ‘what does spalting look like on XX wood?’  Below I’m compiling a photographic list of different wood species and what each type of spalting looks like per wood species.

If there is a wood species you would like to see on here that is not listed, please e-mail me and I’ll see if I have an archival photo somewhere.  If you have an IDed piece of wood with spalting that you would like to add to the photo data base, please e-mail it me and I will add it below.

There are a lot of images on this page.  Depending on your internet speed, it may take a while to load them all.

Comparative Spalting Photos

Aspen

(Populus tremuloides)

American Elm

(Ulmus americana)

Basswood

(Tilia americana)

Horse Chestnut

(Aesculus hippocastanum)

Norway Maple

(Acer platanoides)

Silver Maple

(Acer saccharinum)

Sugar Maple

(Acer saccharum)

Tree of Heaven

(Ailanthus altissima)

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