I dunno. My personal preference is cork bark. It's rot resistant and stunning. It's also easy to find in my area. Not only does the local orchid nursery have some lovely pieces, but most of the pet stores (chains included) carry decent pieces of it.

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Grape wood is nice as well, but I'd be too tempted to use it in my aquariums. It's very pretty wood.

I dont know either-but it seem i dont do well with Cork
What kind of Fish do you have? I used to have 4 large saltwater Tanks-but it got to expensive-so i gave it up
But i do miss them at Times

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You could with either oak or cedar. I u"/3 what is most available locally. I am not a big fan of cork because how expensive it is. Are you able to keep high levels of humidity? I am now thinking of creating an orchid atrium because of my plants doing poorly because it is too hot. I will have to some research.

Good luck. Post your progress. Where did you get the plant?

Our Humidity is not great-thats why i have it close to the Humidifier-lucky if i get to 60% -if it is raining-summer it is realy low 30%
I got it from some one that gave up her Orchids last year-thought i try it and it is small-running out of room soon :( I also got a dalatensis-thats the one on the cork and still has not attached to it yet.

I have a handful on cork and they don't do as well as those on other mounts or pots. I have three Dendrobium moschatums, one on cork, one on mango and one hanging from a pot with almost no substrate. I mounted them at the same time and cork has the slowest growth and almost no new roots after five months in hot humid Miami under the same conditions. Might work well for some, but not for me.

I mount most of mine on cork tubes or tree fern poles. Tree fern holds water a little longer.

Oak moldings are treated with something, unless you're buying them from the place that has shaped them. And still they develop black rot very quickly.

If you can find willow wood, it's actually beneficial to plants due to the salicylic acid it contains (think Aspirin). It does decomplose eventually, but the plants don't seem to mind - the roots dig right into the softened wood.

You may want to call BC Hydro or your municipal electrical utility and ask where they're trimming next, and if there are any willows they will be cutting.

Thank you
Thats a good Idea-will try BC Hydro on Monday

I'm one of those who is a fan of cork. The reptile aisle sells pieces of it quite cheaply and it's made quite a few good mounts for me.