The olive tree (bot. "Olea europaea") is a medium-sized tree that often becomes gnarled with age. It grows as a richly branched, evergreen tree or shrub and reaches heights of 10 to 20 meters (depending on the variety). The olive tree takes a long time to grow, but can live for several hundred years. Olive trees are only released for the timber trade after they have stopped bearing fruit.

The wood of the olive tree is very hard, extremely durable and virtually distortion-free. It is therefore perfect for making chopping boards. The special grain also makes olive wood chopping boards a real eye-catcher.

The European beech (bot. "Fagus sylvatics") is a widespread native deciduous tree in Europe. Its range extends from southern Scandinavia to Sicily. A growth height of up to 30 meters and a trunk diameter of over one meter are not uncommon. After 80 to 120 years, they are processed in the timber industry.

The wood is very hard and is therefore ideal for processing into kitchen utensils such as chopping boards and wooden spoons. The core is light in color, has little grain and an even surface. The red-brown sapwood is wildly patterned.

Almost all KESPER beech wood products are made from FSC®-certified wood.

The bamboo stalk (bot. "Phyllostachys heterocycla var. pubescens") is one of the best renewable resources due to its speed of growth! There are more than 1,000 different species of bamboo worldwide. Bamboo is of ecological, economic and cultural importance, especially in Asia.

We mostly use the botanically named "Bambusa vulgaris". This giant grass is lignified and can therefore be used as a source of material for our chopping boards, kitchen utensils and furniture. In terms of hardness and resistance, bamboo is on a par with many hardwoods.

Many KESPER bamboo products are already made from FSC®-certified material.

The pine (bot. Pinus sylvestris) is a coniferous tree and is the second most common forest tree species in Germany and parts of Central Europe after the spruce. However, the various pine species are found all over the world. Pines grow largely straight in the forest stand with a fully woody and cylindrical trunk. As a species that is quite undemanding to the environment, the pine is very fast-growing.

Furniture construction is one of the main uses for pine wood. Pine is easy to work with as it is very elastic and does not break easily.

All KESPER pine wood products are made from FSC®-certified wood.

Many different types of acacia grow around the world. We only process acacia wood from South East Asia, such as Thailand and Vietnam. The wood color ranges from dark brown to white. Acacia wood (bot. "Acacia hybrid (mangium x auriculif") is particularly resistant to moisture and virtually warp-free. For this reason
, acacia wood is particularly suitable for chopping boards in heavy-duty commercial use.

Most KESPER acacia wood products are made from FSC®-certified wood.

The birch (bot. "Betula pendula") is a very fast and tall-growing tree. It can reach 7 meters in the first six years. When fully grown, birches can reach a height of up to 30 meters. The brown-white bark is particularly characteristic of the birch tree.

The tree is widespread in northern and central Europe - as well as in Russia and northern China. The light-colored, slightly grained wood has long fibers and is particularly suitable for making toothpicks, but also for cutting boards and other kitchen products.

Most KESPER birch wood products are made from FSC®-certified wood.