The green coloring is awesome, if it’s real!
Yeah i have heard mixed things. Some say it's a really rare avocado. Others say it's dyed and not even avocado at all.
Yeah i also thought the size was kind of absurd for avocado
I had an Avocado tree in my yard when I lived in Hawaii, and the trunk was about a 10"-12" diameter. Chuck
Really? Why do you never see avocado wood on anything other than turning blanks? I've never seen 4/4, 8/4, etc. This piece pictured above would have to come from a tree much larger than 12" given it's dimensions. It seems unrealistic, especially since these sellers have tons of this stuff in huge boards.
Probably the tropical nature of Hawaii. @Kalai has probably seen them even bigger.
I have milled one that was just over 2 feet in dia. when you first cut avocado it is white, it will spault nicely given time. It is also a soft wood, not very hard. Aloha.
Guess i was mistaken. I'm still curious why i don't see bigger pieces of it for sale. Is it that soft that its just not desirable?
Kind of like other fruit trees, many are grown for the fruit. So they are prunned, kept short to make the process easier and cheaper. See the same thing with orange trees. Growers sooner bull-doze and burn them than sell the wood.
Makes sense. At least citrus wood is bland and somewhat boring. Avocado tends to have some character from what I've seen!