Thuya Wood comes from the burl of the Tetraclinis articulata tree, native to the Atlas Mountain region of North Africa, particularly Morocco. It is best known for its warm orange to reddish brown colouring, strong natural fragrance and dramatic swirling grain filled with dense burl eyes.

The wood has been prized since antiquity and was highly valued in Roman times for fine furniture and decorative objects. Today it is most often used for veneers, small boxes, carvings and luxury decorative items. Thuya Wood is dense and durable and takes a very high polish, producing a deep natural lustre.

Because Thuya is harvested almost exclusively from burls at the base of the tree, usable material is limited and increasingly scarce. This rarity, combined with its striking appearance and distinctive scent, makes Thuya Wood one of the most desirable decorative woods in historic and fine woodworking.