Acacia

Acacia - (Wood) A decorative wood that shows a contrast between the pale yellow sapwood and the dark heartwood. The false-acacia or locust-tree (Robinia pseudo-acacia) was introduced into England during the seventeenth century.

Acacia Leaf

Acacia Wood Slice

Acacia Tree

Acacia Boards Showing Grain

List of Books About Wood

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WHAT WOOD IS THAT? A Manual of Wood Identification with 40 actual wood samples by Herbert L. Edlin

Good Wood Guide by David Day

World Woods in Color by William Lincoln

Woods We Live With: A Guide to the Identification of Wood in the Home by Nancy Schiffer