| Really, the more rot resistant wood, the better. Cedar, white oak, walnut are rot resistant for example. Although most types of wood will fufill the basic purpose of mounting, many people use cork bark or grapewood with much success. I wouldnt treat the wood with chemicals that might harm the plant, so dont use any pre-treated wood. Sterilizing the wood is a waste of time, because it will just get un-sterilized in a short time anyways. You may want to use an orchid-safe fungicide on the mount from time to time though. Heat treating the wood would help the longevity of the mount, but this is hard to do with out burning it of course...
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