Sandalwood to Pink Ivory: Most Expensive Trees in The World

Can you imagine a tree costing $20,000 or Rs. 16,40,000? Yes, you heard it right! There are many trees that are as costly as diamond jewelry or your favorite car. In this article, we will talk about five most expensive trees in the world. 

Costliest Trees in the World

Sandalwood (Santalum album): $20,000 per tree

Along with its opulent fragrance, sandalwood is prized for the tree's unique oil, which is commonly utilized in fragrances and traditional medicine. Because of the oil production, sandalwood can maintain its distinctive aroma for a long time, increasing its value. In India, the essential oil, emulsion, or paste of sandalwood is used in the treatment of inflammatory and eruptive skin diseases.

African Blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon): $10,000 per kg

African Blackwood is one of the hardest and densest wood in the world and is mostly used for musical instruments. It is considered the most expensive wood in the world because not only it is challenging to work with hand or machine tools, its trees are already near-threatened.

Agar Wood (Aquilaria spp.): $10,000 per kg

For thousands of years, agarwood has been known as “The Woods of the Gods”. Agar wood is a dark heartwood tree with a natural aroma and oil from Myanmar and is frequently used in the cologne and perfume industry. First-grade agarwood can cost as much as $10,000 per kg, making it one of the costliest raw materials in the world for its agar smell.

Bocote (Cordia spp.): $30 per board

A rather uncommon tree called Bocote grows in the Caribbean, Mexico, and South America. The wood has an unusually gorgeous and very lovely texture, with brown-black stains in the background that ranges from greenish yellow to golden brown, with lovely dark stripes that frequently form interesting patterns. There is frequently a bird-eye design. These forms are processed pretty effectively, unlike knots and knots.

Pink Ivory (Berchemia zeyheri): $8 per board

Pink Ivory called for its beautiful natural pinkish-red color wood is a pretty rare and valuable tree, and has been rumored to be rarer than diamonds. Native to South Africa the wood is known for its extremely resistant and rot-resistant features.