Compiled by Harold Dickert

Guitar Makers Tree of life

A Tree Species Map showing only those tree species used in making guitars.

Plantae

All green plants both in water

Cade

ORDER

and on the land

Flowering land plants collectively

Seed-bearing plants. Including

known as Hardwoods

Asterid

flowering plants and conifers, etc.

These trees are most often used in the

construction of every part of the guitar but

the top sound plate.

Magnoliids

Monocots

Bamboo, Palms, etc.

Cone-bearing seed plants collectively

known as Softwoods.

Commonly used for acoustic instrument top plates