Veneer Elm Burl 0.60 mm

The precious and extremely rare elm burl gets its elegant effect from its orange to reddish brown colour. The burls, which are mostly arranged in groups, are enveloped by wavy, circular, often green lines, giving the overall appearance a soft and balanced look.

Trade names and other names

German: Rüster Maser
 English: Elm Burl
 French: Loupe d'Orme
 Italian: Radica di Olmo
 Spanish: n.a.
 Dutch: n.a.
 Portuguese: n.a.
 Arabic: n.a.
 Chinese: 榆木树榴

Available veneer thicknesses

0.6 mm, other thicknesses on request

Occurrence

The elm (Ulmus glabra) grows in Central and Southern Europe and reaches as far north as the northern part of Scandinavia and as far south as North Africa and Asia Minor. It does not occur in the British Isles.

Trunk and bark

The elm tree grows to a height of about 40 m and diameters between 0.5 and 1.5 m, sometimes slightly spindly due to strong roots. The shaft is usually short, as the branching starts at heights of about 6m, especially in the open. The bark consists of thick-walled bast fibres. The bark of elm (elm) is smooth, brownish grey when young, later splitting into rectangular pieces and then resembling English oak.

Characteristics and wood colour

Pores in early wood coarse and arranged in multi-rowed rings (ring-porous); late wood pores fine and mostly united in wavy bands. The sapwood is light-coloured (yellowish to light grey-brown), usually clearly separated from the heartwood, the heartwood ranges from light brown to grey-brown to reddish brown and darkens under the influence of light. In the transition zone from sapwood to heartwood, the formation of colour stripes is possible in elm (elm).