Holly tree wood price. Holly trees for sale. Holly lumber is a tough heavy wood and is noted to be hard in all categories. Very popular for inlay work. American holly ilex opaca the state tree of delaware is a fantastic tree with brilliant red berries and dark green leaves that are popular decorations during the christmas season.
Holly lumber angela raimato 2019 03 25t155015 0400. See the articles wood allergies and toxicity and wood dust safety for more information. When planting your holly tree it is important that you pick a spot that gets at least 6 to 8 hours of full sunlight per day and has well drained soil. Working properties the irregular grain pattern of holly lumber makes it extremely difficult when sawing or planing the wood.
The holly tree often associated with the winter season is also well known among landscapers and cultivators as the perfect privacy treewith between 400 and 600 different species within the genus the holly tree has everything from climbing vines and shrubs to both evergreen and deciduous trees. Holly has a very close irregular grain with little or no discernible figure. Holly is a domestic wood that is excellent turning carving and inlay. They realized that even with great care in stacking and stickering and dedusting it was extremely difficult to get the bright white holly that they were hoping for without a significant amount of.
Seldom available for commercial sale holly is an expensive domestic lumber and is usually only available in small quantities and sizes. It shows very little grain. Holly is one of the whitest of all woods. Holly ranges in color from white to ivory.
Very rare due to the slow rate of growth and small size of the trees that are harvested. Hollies can thrive in partial shade as well. Must be cut in winter to avoid blue stain or graying of the wood. Holly trees grow with so many branches that it is hard to get long clear cuttings.
I have cut a fair amount of holly for woodworkers that felt the same way about the price. I have used both big leaf and youpon holly with great results although youpon holly rarely exceeds 12 in diameter at the base mostly a shrub but for inlays and small projects it works great.