The name varnish tree could refer to two species of trees:
- The goldenrain tree (Koelreuteria paniculata)
- The candlenut, or kukui (Aleurites moluccana)
Famous quotes containing the words varnish and/or tree:
“People are less self-conscious in the intimacy of family life and during the anxiety of a great sorrow. The dazzling varnish of an extreme politeness is then less in evidence, and the true qualities of the heart regain their proper proportions.”
—Stendhal [Marie Henri Beyle] (1783–1842)
“Every tree sends its fibres forth in search of the Wild. The cities import it at any price. Men plow and sail for it. From the forest and wilderness come the tonics and barks which brace mankind.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)