Bilsted

There were scrub oaks, pines, persimmons and a group of bilsteds, or gum trees.

Willow oak and bilsted are plentiful in Cape May and Atlantic counties .

In general appearance it resembled mahogany, being but slightly lighter in color and grain, and many old bilsted pieces are commonly mistaken for mahogany.

The primary wood is bilsted (gum wood), and was often used by the Dutch craftsmen of early New York.