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Species Catalog

Browse our database of 555 wood species with detailed properties and commercial information.

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555 species

Species Results

Aburahardwood

Abura

Mitragyna ledermannii

Medium
3,648 Nstraight
rare
Afatahardwood

Afata

Cordia trichotoma

Hard
5,026 Nstraight
South America
African blackwoodhardwood

African blackwood

Dalbergia melanoxylon

Very Hard
16,325 Nstraight
common
African crabwoodhardwood

African crabwood

Carapa grandiflora

Hard
5,249 Nstraight
rare
softwood

African Juniper

Juniperus procera

Medium
3,959 N
East Africa
African mahoganyhardwood

African mahogany

Khaya spp.,

Medium
3,781 Nstraight
common
African Mesquitehardwood

African Mesquite

Prosopis africana

Very Hard
13,078 Nstraight
common
African padaukhardwood

African padauk

Pterocarpus soyauxii

Hard
7,606 Nstraight
common
African Walnuthardwood

African Walnut

Lovoa trichilioides

Medium
4,181 Nstraight
common
Afrormosiahardwood

Afrormosia

Pericopsis elata

Hard
6,984 Nstraight
common
Afzeliahardwood

Afzelia

Afzelia spp.

Very Hard
8,051 Ninterlocked
Tropical Africa (other species are also found in Asia)
Afzelia xylayhardwood

Afzelia xylay

Afzelia xylocarpa

Very Hard
8,807 Ninterlocked
Southeast Asia
Ailanthushardwood

Ailanthus

Ailanthus altissima

Hard
6,316 N
Native to China; widely naturalized worldwide
Alaska Paper Birchhardwood

Alaska Paper Birch

Betula neoalaskana

Medium
3,692 Nstraight
Alaska and northern Canada
Alaskan Yellow Cedarsoftwood

Alaskan Yellow Cedar

Cupressus nootkatensis*

Soft
2,580 Nstraight
limited
Alder-leaf Birchhardwood

Alder-leaf Birch

Betula alnoides

Medium
3,692 Nstraight
Burma, India, and Nepal
Algarrobo Blancohardwood

Algarrobo Blanco

Prosopis alba

Hard
7,562 Nstraight
Aliso del cerrohardwood

Aliso del cerro

Alnus jorullensis

Soft
2,847 Nstraight
Found at higher elevations from central Mexico south to Honduras
Alligator Junipersoftwood

Alligator Juniper

Juniperus deppeana

Hard
5,160 N
Southwestern United States and northern Mexico
Amaziquehardwood

Amazique

Guibourtia ehie

Hard
5,916 Nstraight
common
Amazon Rosewoodhardwood

Amazon Rosewood

Dalbergia spruceana

Very Hard
12,010 N
endangered
Amendoimhardwood

Amendoim

Pterogyne nitens

Hard
7,918 Nstraight
limited
American beechhardwood

American beech

Fagus grandifolia

Hard
5,783 Nstraight
common
American Chestnuthardwood

American Chestnut

Castanea dentata

Soft
2,402 Nstraight
rare
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