What kinds of azaleas can be used to make handicrafts?

If you go to a handicraft shop in Yunnan, it is not difficult to find that some exquisite wooden bowls, bowls, pipes and other handicrafts are made of azaleas. Rhododendrons that can make handicrafts include Ma Yinghua, Rhododendron grandiflora, Rhododendron camptotheca, Rhododendron latifolia and so on. These kinds of wood are thick, the difference between heartwood and sapwood is not obvious, the color is white, reddish to reddish brown, the material is light to heavy, soft to hard, the texture is straight, the annual rings are clear and concave, the construction is easy, and the planing is smooth, so various types of handicrafts can be made. At present, handicrafts made by people in northwest Yunnan have been exported to Sichuan, Tibet, Qinghai and other places, and some products have also been exported to Japan.