First, sandalwood is generally yellowish brown or dark brown. After a long time, the color is slightly darker and the luster is good. The patina is not as obvious as rosewood or Huang Huali. The texture is hard, delicate, smooth and feels good. The air-dried density is 0.87 ~ 0.97g/cm3, the texture is flat or slightly wavy, and the growth rings are obvious or not.

Second, the aroma is mellow and lasting, but it is not obvious for a long time. However, it is still rich when scraped with a blade, which is slightly light and natural compared with the pungent aroma of camphor and nanmu. Some people pretend to be sandalwood by soaking or spraying wood with artificial essence. The fragrance generally has obvious medicinal taste and is not lasting.

Third, wood pretends to be sandalwood. Sandalwood has wood that cannot be compared with sandalwood produced in India and Indonesia. The best quality sandalwood is produced in India, followed by Indonesia. Sandalwood is generally used as sandalwood in the international market, or other wood belonging to different families and genera, but with similar appearance and fragrant smell.

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Sandalwood, also known as Dalbergia, is an evergreen tree of Santalaceae, which is native to India, Indonesia, Australia and Africa. Taiwan Province Province and Guangdong Province of China also have introduced cultivation. Its flowers are yellow at first, then blood red, and its wood is very fragrant, which is often used as a material for high-grade utensils, inlays, carvings and so on.

The Dalbergia statue in Beijing Yonghe Palace, the Giant Buddha, is 26 meters high and 3 meters in diameter. It is carved from all sandalwood and is an unparalleled artistic treasure. Sandalwood-this is a fragrant wood similar to China, which is produced in East Asia and West Asia and transplanted in Lebanese mountainous areas. Its wood is hard, fine-grained and fragrant, two to three feet high, and it is the material for building temples.

Santalaceae, sandalwood plants. Sandalwood is mainly produced in east India, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Australia, Fiji and other hot and humid areas. Among them, old sandalwood from India is the best product. Indian sandalwood is characterized by white and yellow color, high oil quality and lasting fragrance. Sandalwood produced in Australia, Indonesia and other places is inferior in texture, color and fragrance, and is called "Johor-Baluchi".

Recently, there is often a pungent smell and a special fishy smell, so it is often necessary to put it aside for a while when making incense, and then use it after the breath is calm and mellow. Sandalwood has been stored for decades or even hundreds of years. At this time, the fragrance of sandalwood is very moist and mellow, which is the best of sandalwood. Also known as "Laoshan Dalbergia", it was called "Johor Baluchi" immediately after logging.

Sandalwood is a semi-parasitic plant, which grows very slowly and usually takes decades to become a useful plant. It is one of the slowest growing tree species, and the mature sandalwood tree can be as high as ten meters. Sandalwood is very precious, and it must be parasitic on Chinese parasol trees, red bean trees, acacia trees and other plants at seedling stage to survive. The output of solid sandalwood is very limited, and there is a great demand for it, so it has been a rare and expensive wood since ancient times.

References:

Sandalwood _ Baidu encyclopedia