I have collected, worked and sold fruit and nutwood from the western slope of the Colorado rockies, the Rio Grande valley in New Mexico and the San Joaquin valley in California over the last decade. Individual milled pieces, boards and blanks can be viewed and purchased on my eBay store Edible wood that you may access by clicking here. Otherwise I can mill almond, apple, apricot, avocado, grape, peach, pear, pistachio, plum, quince and walnut wood within custom sizes by email request. Click here to check availability, sizes, pictures and pricing of the wood of your choice and I will answer questions regarding these products, their uses and shipping. I always send detailed pictures of the pieces and their moisture content via email before you decide to purchase them. Click on the images to see larger and more information and photos for each fruitwood type. I have not wetted nor coated this wood as many do to bring out more vivid color or detail. My wood has been air-dried and seasoned in an arid climate and is coated at the end grain with beeswax. It is suitable for culinary use (such as planks for cooking salmon), furniture, picture-frame, cabinets, turning, carving, gun and knife grips and rifle blanks.

Apricot log measuring approximately 24" long, and bowl blanks up to 8" in diameter.

Apple wood boards and turning blanks

Domestic Pear

Pistachio

APRICOT (Prunus armeniaca)

Apricot wood is light orange, is extremely dense and hard, shows prominent growth rings and has aroma similar to the fruit when sanded or sawn. Apricot stock has been traditionally used for making woodwind instruments, tool-handles and planks for cooking salmon. The wood chips are also commonly used to flavor barbecued and smoked meats and fish. The green or wet wood has a tendency to crack, however my stock is stable and without flaws.

APPLE (Malus domestica)

I have the some of the most beautiful apple wood you will ever see, in sizes ranging to 2" x 7" x 40". More pictures here.

QUINCE (Cydonia oblongata)

Quince is the brightest of all of the fruitwood I mill, with minimal but handsome grain detail. Like mesquite, it's hard, is extremely stable and works to a glass finish. With a darker wood such as apple, walnut or apricot, quince makes an ideal contrast for striking laminates or inlay. Quince, like pistachio and grape-wood is often used in Europe for kitchen tool handles. My quince comes from a tree that was over 50 years old when it was cut. Currently I have quince in sizes suitable for pistol or knife grips, please let me know of any available supply of the raw wood.

PISTACHIO (Pistacia vera L.)

Pistachio wood has a handsome and unique dark metallic gray grain unfinished that highlights dramatically when stained. The heartwood has dramatic swirls of purple and green, you never know what kind of figure you'll find inside of it. Pistachio is used in Europe for corkscrew and kitchen-tool handles. Turkey hunters prefer this type of wood for strikers and callers it also turns exceptionally well. I have just come into a brand new supply of this amazing wood. Click here to see more pictures.

ALMOND (Prunus dulcis)

This is an extremely heavy, dense and stable wood with interlocking grain, prominent growth rings and lots of knots, but has a very handsome figure. Milled from the "tree of life" (first to bloom in the spring), it makes fine-looking picture frames, moldings, paneling and traditional Zoroastrian wands were once made from this wood.

GRAPE (Vitis vinifera)

Grapevine wood is softer than most other fruitwood, works easily and has a subtle brownish-purple hue and a prominent figure. Its primary use (outside of pet reptile habitats) is for kitchen tool handles. Currently, my stock is limited to the knife and pistol grip size range.

PEAR (Pyrus communis)

This is my personal favorite. It's light and subtle in color, has a handsome figure that never fails to surprise me. It's less dense than most other fruitwood and works, carves and tunrs easily and turns beautifully. I have a new supply of red pear in large sizes. Click here to see more pictures.

AVOCADO (Persea americana)

Avocado wood is knotty, light, soft, slightly oily and is easily worked and turned.

PEACH (Prunus persica)

Peach is hard and dense like apricot, and has a similar figure but is lighter in color. Like apricot, it smells sweet when sanded or sawn.

Peach

Avocado