A burl (British "burr") is an outgrowth on a tree. Burls are often misunderstood. As it is the product of a cambium, it may not be compared to any phenomenon in animals or humans. A burl is a burl only if it is filled with small knots from dormant buds. The famous bird's-eye maple superficially resembles the wood of a burl but is something else entirely. Some say that burls are near knots but cannot have knots themselves^{[citation needed]}; the maple burl pictured below seems to have knots in it. For other uses, see Tree (disambiguation). ... Vascular cambium is a tissue found in the stems of perennial dicots. ... Trunks A tree trunk as found at the Veluwe, The Netherlands Wood is a solid material derived from woody plants, notably trees but also shrubs. ...

Burls yield a very peculiar and highly figured wood. There are a number of famous burls (each from a particular species); these are highly valued and used as veneers in furniture, picture frames, household objects, automobile interior paneling and trim, and woodturning. In wood, figure refers to the appearance, on a longitudinal surface (side-grain): a figured wood is not plain. ... Veneer, in woodworking, refers to thin slices of wood, usually thinner than 3 millimetres (1/8 inch). ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

In some tree species, burls can grow to great size. Some of the largest occur in redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens); when moisture is present, these burls can grow new redwood trees. Binomial name Sequoia sempervirens (D. Don) Endl. ...

The world's largest and second-largest burls can be found in Port McNeill, British Columbia. Location of Port McNeill, British Columbia in British Columbia. ...

One of the largest burls known to man was found around 1984 in the small town of Tamworth, Australia. It stands 6.4 ft tall with an odd growth resembling a trombone.

Maple burl, not to be confused with bird's-eye maple. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 554 KB) Beschreibung: gemessertes Ahorn-Maser-Furnier, geölt, nicht geschliffen Fotograf: Philipp Zinger Datum: Oktober 2004 File links The following pages link to this file: Burl Wood grain ...

A bowl made from a plumtree burl by Maynard Bauman of St. Jacobs, Ontario, Canada. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (de facto) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked 4th 1,076...

A giant burl near Solduc Falls in Olympic National Park. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 398 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (432 × 650 pixel, file size: 54 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photo of giant burl on conifer near Solduc Falls in Olympic National Park, Washington, USA. image copyrighted by uploader, Joshua Duggan File history... Olympic National Park is located in the U.S. state of Washington, in the far northwestern part of the state known as the Olympic Peninsula. ...

An unusually large spruce burl on display at the University of Alberta. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2112 × 2816 pixel, file size: 2. ... The University of Alberta (U of A) is a public coeducational research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ...