Complete Petrified Tree Stumps

The Krawitz Collection of Petrified Wood features over 4,000 pounds of perfectly preserved petrified tree stumps. Most of the tree stumps have complete fossilized bark around the entire perimeter of the tree, and show in minute detail their growth rings, central tree core, and exterior fossilized bark.

These petrified tree stumps were discovered many years ago on private land to the south of route 180 and a few miles south of what is now the Petrified Forest National Park. The petrified wood ranges in size from a few pounds to about 1,000 pounds. The thousand pound giant ($6,000 dollars) is shown with its owner and is resting comfortably on a wooden pallet. The slightly smaller stump (to the left of the pallet and shown in the upper left photo) is approximately 400 pounds and is valued at around $1,500.

Color: Mineral impurities (especially iron) are responsible for the attractive colors (purple and red) and interesting patterns.

Quality and availability: The petrified stumps at the Science Education Center are almost exclusively museum quality and are available to the general public in their raw uncut state. This is not the common practice with museum quality material. The finest quality petrified wood is usually transformed into slabs, bookends, spheres and a variety of other products.