Bocote is a large canopy tree, with some specimens in the natural rainforest reaching up to 120 feet tall and 3 feet in diameter.

This species is reported to be either very rare (21 to 100 occurrences) and local throughout its range, or it is found locally, even abundantly at some of its locations. Its is reported to be distributed from Mexico to Costa Rica, and is also found in Columbia, Florida, and the West Indies.

The wood from this tree is valued for its different brown hues and its lustrous shine. Bocote showcases bold patterning and dramatic stripes.

Its golden brown backdrop is interspersed with deep chocolate veins and it has a fine texture that polishes beautifully.

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Cordia is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Borabinaceae. It contains about 300 species of shrubs and tree, which are found worldwide mostly in warmer regions. Many of the species are commonly called manjack, while Bocote may refer to several Central American species in Spanish. The generic name honors German botanist and pharmacist Valerius Cordus (1515-1544). Like most other Boraginaceae, a majority have trichomes (hairs) on the leaves.

The wood of several Cordia species is commonly harvest. Ecuador Laurel (Calliodora), Ziricote ( C. dodecandra), Spanish Elm (C. gerascanthus), and C goeldiana are used to make furniture and doors in Central and South America.

Ziricote and Bocote are sometimes used as a wood for making acoustic guitar backs and side. Well-known guitarist Richard Thompson currently plays a Lowden F-35C RT Richard Thompson Signature Model with Ziricote back and sides. Similarly, drums are made from C. abyssinica, C. millenii, and C. platythrysa due to the resonance of the wood.

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Please note by the nature of the various woods that are used often there may be a small void, bark inclusion, or even a knot, however these pieces have been sanded, sealed, and buffed to perfection and are just as Mother Nature intended!!!

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