Elm is tough, clear in texture, moderate in hardness and softness, suitable for general relief carving, smooth in plane, beautiful in chord pattern, and has the pattern of "chicken wing wood", so it is one of the main furniture materials. The characteristics of its wood are clearly distinguished by heartwood, the sapwood is narrow and dark yellow, and the heartwood is dark purple gray; The material is light and hard, with high mechanical strength, flat texture and rough structure. Can be used for furniture, decoration, etc. Elm can be dried, sculpted, carved, polished and painted, and can be used to make exquisite lacquer crafts. It can be seen everywhere in the furniture market in the north.
Besides this species, there are two species of Sassafras: Sassafras americana and Sassafras Taiwan Province. The height of the tree can reach 35 meters, and the DBH is 1.3 meters. The trunk is very straight. The bark is dark gray and longitudinally split. Leaves alternate, entire or 2-3-lobed. Pinnate vein; The petiole is slender. Flowers bisexual, anthers 4-loculed. Drupe is purple-black or blue-black. Mainly distributed in Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, An Wei, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangdong and Guangxi. The vertical distribution is mostly below 800 meters above sea level. Natural forests are mostly located in the middle and lower parts of valleys and hillsides, and there are mixed Pinus massoniana, Chinese fir and camphor trees. , and distributed in clusters or individually dispersed. I like sunny, warm and humid climate, and I like deep, loose and well-drained acid red soil or acid yellow soil, which can be planted and planted. Sassafras sassafras wood is hard and dense, sapwood is yellow or light brown, heartwood is chestnut brown or dark brown, with beautiful texture, strong compression resistance, fragrance, water resistance and moisture resistance. It is a material for shipbuilding, architecture and furniture. Branches, leaves and roots contain aromatic oil, which can be used as medicine.