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Lignum vitae is hard and durable, and is also the densest wood traded (average dried density: ~79 lb/ft 3 or ~1,260 kg/m 3); [4] it will easily sink in water. On the Janka scale of hardness, which measures hardness of woods, lignum vitae ranks highest of the trade woods, with a Janka hardness of 4,390 lbf (compared with Olneya at 3,260 lbf, [5] African blackwood at 2,940 lbf, hickory at 1,820 ...
Cocobolo is yielded by two to four closely related species of the genus Dalbergia, of which the best known is Dalbergia retusa, a fair-sized tree, reported to reach 75–80 ft (23–24 m) in height and 3 ft (0.9 m) in diameter; [1] it probably is the species contributing most of the wood in the trade.
This is a list of woods, most commonly used in the timber and lumber trade. Soft woods (coniferous) Araucaria. Hoop pine (Araucaria cunninghamii)
Ebony is a dense black/brown hardwood, coming from several species in the genus Diospyros, which also includes the persimmon tree. A few Diospyros species, such as macassar and mun ebony, are dense enough to sink in water. Ebony is finely textured and has a mirror finish when polished, making it valuable as an ornamental wood. [1]
Native ash species, including white ash (pictured), have been declining rapidly this century due to predation by the emerald ash borer. [1]Silvics of North America (1991), [2] [3] a forest inventory compiled and published by the United States Forest Service, includes many hardwood trees.
The fallen tree visible here is a stone pine (Pinus pinea), a species that has survived for many years alongside the river’s extremely acidic waters, with a pH around 2.
Chloroxylon is a genus of trees in the family Rutaceae. [1] [2] The genus comprises two species, both desired for their wood as high quality tropical timber and heavily exploited.
Wood from the tree is used in premium furniture making and cabinetry, guitar bodies and fretboards, exotic veneers, carvings, boats, skis, and for reforestation. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Under the Indian Forest Act, 1927 the exportation of lumber products from wild harvested D. latifolia is illegal. [ 1 ]