thumb|Zone lines in spalted woodSpalting is any form of wood coloration caused by fungi. Although primarily found in dead trees, spalting can also occur in living trees under stress. Although spalting can cause weight loss and strength loss in the wood, the unique coloration and patterns of spalted wood are sought by woodworkers.thumb|right|Heavily spalted mango wood is often used in the construction of ukuleles. thumb|Spalted Bowl|beech bowl thumb|Spalted oak bowl thumb|Macro photography|Macro of spalting in beech showing white rot and zone lines thumb|Spalted maple electric guitar thumb|righ
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thumb|Zone lines in spalted woodSpalting is any form of wood coloration caused by fungi. Although primarily found in dead trees, spalting can also occur in living trees under stress. Although spalting can cause weight loss and strength loss in the wood, the unique coloration and patterns of spalted wood are sought by woodworkers.thumb|right|Heavily spalted mango wood is often used in the construction of ukuleles. thumb|Spalted Bowl|beech bowl thumb|Spalted oak bowl thumb|Macro photography|Macro of spalting in beech showing white rot and zone lines thumb|Spalted maple electric guitar thumb|right|Mangifera indica|Mango wood with fine spalting was used to build this Romero Creations Tiny Tenor Ukulele
==Types== Spalting is divided into three main types: pigmentation, white rot, and zone lines. Spalted wood may exhibit one or all of these types in varying degrees. Both hardwoods (deciduous) and softwoods (coniferous) can spalt, but zone lines and white rot are more commonly found on hardwoods due to enzymatic differences in white rotting fungi. Brown rots are more common to conifers, although one brown rot, Fistulina hepatica (beefsteak fungus), is known to cause spalting among deciduous trees.
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