Olive

olea europeea, Oleaceae, Angiospermae (Hardwood)

reference picture – see below for more pictures

Chatoyance was measured by the chatometry.com team using the PZC method. The statistics for this specific timber are hereby summarized to provide an evaluation of data robustness:
Number of sources for samples: 11
Number of individual trees analyzed: 14
Number of specimens: 33
Number of measurements: 102
Max PZC read (of all measurements): 13.2
Min PZC read (of all measurements): 5.3
Max PZC average on one log: 11.6
Min PZC average on one log: 5.5
PZC Average of all logs: 8.3

Species: olea europeea
Family: Oleaceae
Clade: Angiospermae
Description: An evergreen tree with a gnarled trunk, small leathery silvery-green leaves, and edible olive fruits.

Pictures – each from a different individual tree:

Log 1 (from [Source 4]) – PZC = 8.0
Log 2 (from [Source 9]) – PZC = 7.0
Log 3 (from [Source 10]) – PZC = 7.8
Log 4 (from [Source 12]) – PZC = 9.3
Log 5 (from [Source 15)) – PZC = 8.4
Log 6 (from [Source 25]) – PZC = 6.3
Log 7 (from [Source 20]) – PZC = 8.5
Log 8 (from Seralvo) – PZC = 7.8
Log 9 (from Seralvo) – PZC = 7.7
Log 10 (from P. Aloe) – PZC = 10.7
Log 11 (from P. Aloe) – PZC = 8.3
Log 12 (from P. Aloe) – PZC = 11.6
Log 13 (Olive (Arizona) from J. B. Utay) – PZC = 12.7
Log 14 (from C. Pozzoli) – PZC = 5.5

See also
EPOXY RESIN

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