what wood are these bowls

[Dean O]

a friend of mine bought me a little nest of bowls, I told him I'd try and find out what sort of wood they were from

 

very prominent end grain/pores, with what appears to be spalting?

 

I'm sure itl be an easy one for some of you guys - any help appreciated.

[H-A]

I would say Coconut palm.

 

H-A

[Ghettoblaster]

I would say that they are made of some kind of palm tree.

Looks very similar the palm wood I have seen before.

[Lignaterrae]

This is palm wood. The structure, rather like compressed porcupine quills, is unique to all species of palm and it is utterly different to the wood of mainstream trees. The reddish-brown colour suggests it the wood of the Coconut palm, Cocus nucifera.

Tricky to turn but the final result is dramatic

[se7enthdevil]

agreed, coconut palm.

 

just to point out, they are not wood...

 

it's a grass.

[Lignaterrae]

Or even more correctly, grasses and palms are both members of the botanical Division Monocotlyedonacae, aka 'monocots'. Mainstream woody trees are in the separate Division Dicotyledonacae, aka 'dicots'. Early on in the evolution of woody plants monocots and dicots went separate ways. Agreed, technically not wood but we use 'palm wood' in the loosest sense, i.e., 'woody material' probably because we ain't got a more accurate word to use for it!

What a forum this is...!

[se7enthdevil]

show off:001_tt2:

[Lignaterrae]

Haaaaahaaaaaaa...I just can't stop myself!

[Dean O]

thanks all

wouldn't of even crossed my mind.