Limba African Wood Veneer Information

Limba in general is relatively secure with little or no threat to its population within its natural growth range. It grows in both rain and savannah forests and in plantations in West Africa. One of the down sides to Limba is that it doesn't have much resistance to termites and heartwood decay so it is susceptible to a condition called brittleheart. Basically what that translates to is that the wood is weak and rarely used in structural applications. We typically have both black and white Limba. If you are not sure what Limba really looks like stop in at a Tully's coffee shop, they have been using it as decorative veneer in their cabinetry for quite a long time. I have a tendancy to favor white Limba that has some block mottle figure in it.

Black Limba/Afara	White Limba/Afara
Black Limba/Afara