Laburnum musical instruments. In addition to such wind instruments as recorders and flutes, it was a popular wood for Great Highland Bagpipes before taste turned to imported dense tropical hardwoods such as "Brya ebenus" (cocus wood), ebony, and "Dalbergia melanoxylon" (African monkeywood). The heart-wood of a laburnum may be used as a substitute for ebony or rosewood. It is very hard and a dark chocolate brown, with a butter-yellow sapwood. "Laburnum" species and hybrids are cultivated as ornamental trees for gardens and parks. They are also trained as espaliers on pergolas, for ceilings of pendant flowers in season. In its natural
Laburnum Avenue three-quarter diamond interchange. The interchange includes a ramp from Laburnum Avenue to southbound I-195 and ramps to Laburnum Avenue from northbound I-195 and eastbound I-64. The interchange serves as Laburnum Avenue's northern terminus; the highway ends at an entrance to CSX's Acca Yard. Laburnum Avenue is maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation between SR 895 and SR 5. The remainder of the highway is maintained by Henrico County and the city of Richmond within the respective jurisdictions. Laburnum Avenue is a part of the main National Highway System for its entire length. Laburnum Avenue Laburnum Avenue is a C-shaped