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

Seed-bearing plants. Including

Broadleaf flowering land plants collectively known as Hardwoods

flowering plants and conifers, etc.

These trees are most often used in the construction of every part of the guitar

exsept the top sound plate of acoustic instruments.

Conifers

Cone-bearing seed plants collectively

Pinales

known as Softwoods.

Commonly used for acoustic instrument top plates