How to pronounce clam wood is as follows:

[xiǎn mù].

Clam wood is called the steel tree. This is mainly because its material is very dense and its density is higher than that of water. It sinks when it enters the water. It is very hard, even harder than steel. , so it is also called the steel tree because it is as hard as steel and difficult to cut. People also have special tools for cutting clam wood. They must use this tool to cut it. However, the country has now classified it as a tree. A Grade II listed plant, this tree can no longer be cut down.

Clam wood is also a special shipbuilding material. Some people once tried to use nails to nail clam wood, but they failed. The clam wood is too hard, and this is mainly because it likes to grow. On the rock, its roots absorb a large amount of rock minerals, making the entire trunk particularly hard.

This kind of tree is mainly distributed in the rain forests of Guangxi and Yunnan in my country. The growth rate of this kind of tree is also very slow. A clam tree that can be used as material needs to grow for hundreds of years. Clam wood is also very strange. The longer it grows, the harder its wood becomes.

People usually use this kind of tree to make cutting boards, because it is very hard, so no matter what is cut on the cutting board, the cutting board will not break, it is very durable, and People say that if anyone has a cutting board like this, their neighbors will be envious. But now this kind of tree has become a protected plant and can no longer be used as a cutting board. People who bought this cutting board in the past would be envious of others.