Bogwood is not a specific species, but is rather a term that designates wood that has been buried in a peat bog for hundreds or sometimes thousands of years. The extremely low oxygen conditions of the bog protect the wood from normal decay, while the underlying peat provides acidic conditions where iron salts and other minerals react with the tannins in the wood, gradually giving it a distinct dark brown to almost black colour.

Bogwood may come from any tree species naturally growing near or in bogs, including oak, pine, yew, and swamp cypress. Bogwood is often removed from fields and placed in clearance cairns. It is a rare form of timber that is claimed to be "comparable to some of the world's most expensive tropical hardwoods". Though bogwood does not describe a specific tree, it tends to most frequently occur in the United Kingdom, with English oak being the most commonly salvaged species taken from bogs.

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