天然的纹理呈红褐色带金黄色条纹，具有高贵的檀木金棕色同心细条纹，边材色浅，木质包浆靓丽，木材细腻如玉， 切面为水波状花纹，属于深色木材当中颜色最浅的一种。
The natural texture of the yellow sandalwood is reddish brown with gold-en yellow stripes, with noble golden brown concentric pinstripes of the sandalwood.
就产地而言，非洲加蓬、喀麦隆出产的最为上乘，其作为名贵木种用于高端家具及高级装饰木材。木质纤维属韧型纤维为细长纺锤形，末端略尖削，偶呈锯齿状或分岐状。
In terms of origin, Gabon and Cameroon in Africa produce the best, which are used as rare wood species for high-end furniture and high-grade decorative wood. Sandalwood wood wood fibers are tough fibers with slender spindles and slightly tapered ends, which are occasionally serrat-ed or divergent.
无特殊气味，纹理直、结构细而匀，含有丰富的树脂油。木材重硬刨光、雕刻性能良好，握钉性强，耐磨耐腐，稳定性极强，不易开裂和变形，适用于高档家具。
No special smell, straight texture, fine and uniform structure, rich in resin oil. Wood is heavy, hard, smooth, good carving performance, strong nail grip, wear and corrosion resistance, strong stability, not easy to crack and deform, suitable for high-grade furniture.