Black Palm

Black fibers embedded in a lighter tan or light brown colored body. Fibers are more densely packed toward the outside of the tree trunk, becoming more and more sparse toward the tree's center. The center core of the tree is soft and contains none of the darker vascular bundles that give the wood its characteristic look and hardness. (This is nearly the opposite of the typical outer sapwood/inner heartwood combination found in dicot hardwoods.)

Black Palm has a medium to fine texture, though it is by no means even or uniform due to the contrast between the dense, darker fibers and the wood's soft, lighter cellulose structure. The grain is very straight and contains no growth rings, knots, or defects.