Scientific Name: Juglans Nigra
Origin: Central to Eastern United States
Info: Flowery grain with fine to medium texture. Tan to brown in colour
Scientific Name: Pterocarpus Angolensis
Origin: Southern & Eastern Africa
Info: Flowery grain with a medium texture. Colours vary from light golden brown to a darker reddish brown with irregular white or red streaks.
Scientific Name: Prunus serotina
Origin: United States and occasionally in the high areas of Mexico
Info: Cherry is an American classic! The black cherry tree can grow to 100 feet tall and have a trunk diameter of up to 5 feet. Only the finest cherry logs are selected for veneer. Cherry is most known for the beautiful cathedral grain found on ‘flat cut’ veneer and lumber.
Scientific Name: Guibourtia Ehie
Origin: West Africa
Info: A straight to slight interlocked grain with a medium to coarse texture. Colours vary from shades of yellow, reddish brown to dark brown with brown or black stripes.
Scientific Name: Copaifera Salikounda
Origin: West Africa
Info: Straight grain with visible veins and fine in texture. It has a reddish shimmer with a red copper like gloss when exposed to light.
Scientific Name: Chlorophora Excelsa
Origin: East & West Africa
Info: An irregular grain with a coarse texture. Pale yellow to golden orange brown in colour.
Scientific Name: Pterygota
Origin: West Africa
Info: A shallow straight grain with a coarse texture. Uniformly pale straw coloured to almost white in colour.
Scientific Name: Entandrophragma Cylindricum
Origin: Central Africa
Info: Interlocking fine flowery grain. The colour varies from a light pinkish brown to a deep reddish shade.
Scientific Name: Acer Saccharum
Origin: North America
Info: Soft grain with a uniform texture. The colour is creamy white with a slightly reddish brown tinge.
Scientific Name: Aucoumea klaineana
Origin: Central Africa (primarily Gabon)
Info: Heartwood ranges from a pale pink to light brown. Colour darkens with age. Narrow heartwood is grayish white, not clearly demarcated from heartwood.
Scientific Name: Pinus Strobus
Origin: Southern Africa, Chile & Argentina
Info: Soft slightly flowery grain with an even texture. Light yellow in colour.
Scientific Name: Fagus Sylvatica
Origin: West & Central Europe
Info: Mild flowery grain with an even texture. Pink Beech is steamed and therefore white reddish in colour.
Scientific Name: Quercus Rubra
Origin: USA
Info: Available in a straight or flowery grain with a coarser texture than white oak due to its larger open pore grain. Pink or reddish brown in colour.
Scientific Name: Entandrophragma
Origin: West Africa
Info: Fine straight interlocking grain. Fairly reddish brown in colour.
Scientific Name: Millettia Laurentii
Origin: West Africa
Info: Generally a straight grain with a fairly coarse texture. The colour is dark brown with very dark veining.
Scientific Name: Fraxinus Excelsior
Origin: Europe (mainly France)
Info: Flowery grain with a coarse open texture. White to light brown in colour.
Scientific Name: Fagus Sylvatica
Origin: West & Central Europe
Info: Mild flowery grain with an even texture. White Beech is un-steamed and therefore it is yellow in colour.
Scientific Name: Quercus Alba
Origin: USA
Info: Available in both straight and flowery grain with a coarse open pore grain. Colours vary from tan to cream.
Scientific Name: Quercus Alba
Origin: USA
Info: Available in straight/quarter grain with a coarse open pore grain. Colours vary from tan to cream.