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Olea europaea L.

Olive wood

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Olivenholz
English Olive wood
Français Olivier
Italiano olivastro
Suomi Olivenholz
Norsk Olivenholz
Čeština Olivenholz
Español Olivo; Acebuche
Svenska Olivenholz
Polski Olivenholz
Український Olivenholz
Român Olivenholz
Русский Olivenholz
Български Olivenholz
EESTI Olivenholz
日本語 Olivenholz
Other names zeitun (MA, TN); sejtun (IR)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Xylotheque
Hough

Origin

Geographic Regions Europe
States and Territories Baleares; Corsica; France; Portugal; Sardinia; Sicily; Spain; Albania; Greece; Italy; Crete; European Turkey; Yugoslavia; Krym; Algeria; Egypt; Libya; Morocco; Tunisia; Canary Islands; Madeira; Niger; Burundi; Rwanda; Zaire; Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Somalia; Sudan; Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda; Angola; Malawi; Mozambique; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Botswana; Cape Provinces; Lesotho; Namibia; KwaZulu-Natal; Free State; Swaziland; Northern Provinces; Ascension; Saint Helena; Mauritius; Réunion; Afghanistan; Cyprus; East Aegean Is.; Iran; Iraq; Lebanon-Syria; Palestine; Turkey; Oman; Saudi Arabia; Yemen; China South-Central; Hainan; China Southeast; Tibet; Korea; Taiwan; Nepal; Pakistan; West Himalaya; Java; Norfolk Island; Mexico Southwest; Bermuda; Argentina Northeast

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Lamiales
Family Oleaceae
Genus Olea
Species europaea
Author citation L.
Scientific name Olea europaea L.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/oleoleur.htm

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Heartwood without color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Mit Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun und gelb

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 0.70-0.80 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

Olive wood

Hough

Olive wood

OLER , aufbau , ©Atlas Holz

Olive wood

OLER , olive , ©Bollinger Furniere

Olive wood

Olea europaea , ©Dennis Wilson

Twigs

Olive wood

OLER , Twig, illustration, Medizinal-Pflanzen-229 , ©Köhler–s

Flowers

Olive wood

OLER , Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson