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Burl Cambium Product Found In Trees Education & Science >> Burl Cambium Product Found In Trees A Burl is a product of the cambium that is found in the trunks of trees. It is found also in the branches of the trees. It is actually a rounded outgrowth and is generally filled with small knots from dormant buds. It superficially resembles to some extant with the Birdseye maple, though it is a completely different thing. The wood that is figured by this outgrowth is generally highly figured. These woods obtained from this outgrowth are generally used as the veneers of furniture, and sometimes as picture frames of very high quality, household objects, the interior paneling of automobile as well as trim and also in woodturning. Posted on November 15, 2007 | Wiki Pages on November 15, 2007 | Tagged | Related Articles | Linked From (263 Reads) tag Education & Science Tags: burl, cambium, generally, outgrowth, product, species, trees, variety