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The small round red cedar from the outer Southern coastal plains has plump cones (3-4 mm long) with scale-like leaves forming on the slender extremity of the sprig on the slow- growing shoots. This common plant is found in sand dunes and marshes…

General Applications: Flooring, furniture, brush blocks, handles, veneer, woodenware, containers, cooperage, laundry appliances,
turning, sleepers (when treated).

Pictured is ash from the Eastern U.S White ash trees. 4.6% of commercially available U.S. hardwoods are made of ash.

Pictured is ash from the Eastern U.S White ash trees. 4.6% of commercially available U.S. hardwoods are made of ash.

Balsa lumber is very soft and light, with a coarse, open grain. The density of dry balsa wood ranges from 40–340 kg/m^3 (2.5–21.2 lb/cu ft), with a typical density of about 160 kg/m^3 (10 lb/cu ft). The wood of the living tree has large cells…

Balsa lumber is very soft and light, with a coarse, open grain. The density of dry balsa wood ranges from 40–340 kg/m^3 (2.5–21.2 lb/cu ft), with a typical density of about 160 kg/m^3 (10 lb/cu ft). The wood of the living tree has large cells…

Bamboo is nature's gift to the construction industry. Think of it - a hollow tube, exceptionally strong and light, growing so fast that it can be harvested after a year, and - given a little longer - reaching a diameter of 0.3 meters and a height of…

Birch is a hardwood harvested in most of the Northern Hemisphere. And even though it is a relative to the oak, the lumber is much harder than oak. Birch is widely used in the cabinet industry, mostly because it makes superior plywood that is stable,…

Birch is a hardwood harvested in most of the Northern Hemisphere. And even though it is a relative to the oak, the lumber is much harder than oak. Birch is widely used in the cabinet industry, mostly because it makes superior plywood that is stable,…

Cherry varies from rich red to reddish brown and will darken with age and exposure to light. It has a fine uniform, straight grain, satiny, and smooth texture.