Yesterday, I came across a piece of aloewood at a shop, though its not of the highest grade, it smells so strong, imagine the wood of the finest grade, and I was also told of it's ridiculous price, some can fetch prices more than yellow gold with the same weight. But come to think of it, its ridiculous price isn't ridiculous at all, as the so called aloewood, agarwood or Gaharu in malay, can only be found in sick wood, and the longer the wood is sick, the finer the quality. And with this wood increasingly difficult to find, it is no wonder it is so expensive.
This is what I have found out, Aloewood, is mainly produced from the trees of the genus Aquilaria. There are several species in this genus, A. malaccensis, is the main source. A. crassna and A. sinensis are also harvested.
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