Hainan huanghuali, also known as "buckwood," was referred to as "declining" in the "Compendium of Materia Medica." Its woody water is believed to help lower blood pressure and reduce blood fat, and it's often used for making pillows to promote circulation. The tree, commonly called "huanghuali," is resilient but hard to grow into a full-sized tree. A tree with a 10 cm diameter might only leave about 3 cm of usable wood after peeling. The real material requires centuries—sometimes even thousands of years—to mature. This wood is extremely hard and has been prized for centuries in classical hardwood furniture.
Huanghua pear, like red sandalwood, is a literary name. In reality, there’s no tree officially called "huanghuali tree" throughout history. However, it does have a scientific name: *Dianxiang Dalbergia*. People tend to categorize things in great detail, giving names to images so they’re easier to remember. Visually, Hainan huanghuali is generally divided into two types. One has a lighter yellow color and grows mainly in eastern Hainan, known as "avocado." The other has a deeper, reddish-brown tone and is more common in western Hainan, also called "avocado." Although these two types differ significantly, their characteristics are similar. There’s no clear standard for oil content, which often leads to confusion among collectors.
In my experience, true Hainan huanghuali has a high oil content, a rich fragrance, and often displays water ripple patterns. After being lightly sanded, the texture feels smooth and warm, like jade. Because of this, it’s very popular among collectors. Recently, many players have unconsciously preferred "avocado" without ever seeing it. This is what I call "impetuous choice cognition"—if everyone says something is good, you start believing it too. You hear that sea yellow is better, so you think it must be. But the beauty of both types isn’t obvious at first glance. So you begin searching for sea yellow and trying to identify it.
The rarer something is, the more expensive it becomes, and the more appealing it seems. But when you actually get it, you may not feel any difference. I once asked someone why he liked it, and he said, "It’s yellower and feels better." I showed him a piece of sea yellow waste. He asked, "Is this sea yellow?" I said yes. He held it for a long time and asked, "Is it better than the yellow one?" He finally said, "It feels better, but how to explain it? It must be better than the yellow one!"
This is the reality we face—deep-rooted subconscious biases make it hard to change people’s minds. Recognizing such woods isn’t difficult; you just need to spend 5–6 years observing closely. But it's much harder for most people to develop a proper understanding of the wood. Even harder is using that perception to expand your thinking and grasp some life truths.
Moreover, there’s no clear visual standard for judging Hainan huanghuali. You look for avocado because others say it's good. Some say it's rare, but when you go looking, what you find may not be genuine. I haven't seen anyone buying avocado from the sea yellow region, and the problem is that finding real pieces is now extremely tough.
Everyone wants to buy something that doesn’t exist. What if the business runs out? Starve? Change direction? Or try to confuse people and make money? These are the three options, and now you have to choose one as a business perspective.
However, we can't rule out the presence of bad actors in the industry. Currently, some yellowish purple materials or root materials match the image of "sea butter pear" in many collectors' minds.
I’m not saying that Hainan avocado is now the root of the tree. Don’t take it out of context. I'm writing this article for reference only.
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