In a message dated 2/20/2004 11:07:00 PM US Eastern Standard Time, list@ginda.us writes:
I used to whittle a lot, and I enjoyed using large branches from my
father's crab apple. The wood was a beautiful pink when freshly cut,
but turned to an ordinary brown when it cured.
Ginda
That is a problem with much wood containing colored pigment. Some box elder (junk tree) has beautiful red pigment and Osage orange yellow. Both fade within 6 months after being exposed to UV. At least that has been my experience.
Jerry Lehman
[NAFEX] Color pigment in some trees.,
Jwlehman, 02/21/2004