Wood - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 25614 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 58.01 ROSACEAE Crataegus oxyacantha | Entry Book Number | 59.1913 | |
| Artefact Name | Wood | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | United Kingdom | TDWG Region | United Kingdom | ||
| Parts Held | Wood | Geography Description | Perth | ||
| Uses | WoodUse: MATERIALS - Wood User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Wood | ||
| Storage | Woods size D | Related Items | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: Native to Britain and extends to C Asia and N Africa. Wood resembles apple or pear; tough and strong; well suited for turnery and a good substitute for box (Buxus) for engravers' blocks; durable in the open but inclined to shakes (crackin, g) on drying. | ||||