What is Ambrosia Maple Wood?

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What is ambrosia maple? While the term might remind you of Greek mythology and the immortality-giving “nectar of the gods,” ambrosia wood has far humbler origins: a tiny beetle which burrows into wood, creating striking, unique patterns. Ambrosia maple is simply the wood harvested from maple trees affected by the ambrosia beetle in this way. […]