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From the early days of its existence it has been the company’s intension to serve customers with common, well introduced timber species. Apart of those timbers ESPEN always had an open eye on “newcomers”, which have been successfully tested elsewhere by their physical properties and did not make it to European markets. In a global world such lesser known species can enrich the spectrum of suitable species, particularly if they come from well managed forests. What ESPEN offers is summarized in the table below.
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Wood Species Summary by their possible uses
| Species |
Outdoor |
Windows, Doors |
Doors Flooring |
Furniture |
Music Instruments |
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|
|
|
xx |
xxx |
xxx |
| Aguano Masha |
|
|
xxx |
xx |
|
| Ash, American, extra light! * |
|
|
|
|
xxx |
| Ash, European and American |
|
|
xx |
xxx |
|
| Australian Blackwood (Koa) |
|
|
|
|
xxx |
| Baitoa Boxwood (Cuta) |
|
|
|
|
xxx |
| Basswood |
|
|
|
xx |
x |
| Beech |
|
|
xx |
xx |
|
| Birch, Canadian |
|
|
xxx |
|
|
| Canary Wood (Tarara amarilla) |
|
|
xxx |
|
|
| Capirona |
|
|
xxx |
xx |
|
| Castello Boxwood |
|
|
|
|
xxx |
| Cedar, Spanish (Cedrea) |
|
xxx |
|
xx |
xxx Humedores |
| Chakte Kok |
|
|
|
xxx |
xxx |
| Chechen |
|
|
|
|
|
| Cherry, American |
|
|
xxx |
xxx |
xx |
| Cherry, Chilenian (Nothofagus) |
|
|
xx |
xxx |
xx |
| Cherry, European |
|
|
xx |
xxx |
xx |
| Cumaru / Almendrillo |
xxx |
|
xx |
|
|
| Curupau/ Cuchi |
xxx |
|
xx |
|
|
| Douglas Fir |
x |
xx |
|
|
|
| Ebony * |
|
|
|
xx |
xxx |
| Elm, European* |
|
|
xx |
xx |
xx |
| Goncalo Alves (Muiracatiara) |
|
|
xxx |
xxx |
xx |
| Granadillo |
|
|
|
xx |
xxx |
| Guariuba |
xx |
|
|
|
|
| Guayacan |
|
|
|
|
special wood |
| Hickory |
|
|
|
|
special wood |
| Iroko-Kambala * |
xxx |
xxx |
xxx |
xx |
|
| Jatobá (Courbaril) |
xxx |
|
xxx |
xx |
xx |
| Jelutong |
|
|
|
xx |
|
| Kapur |
xx |
xx |
|
|
|
| Katalox (Corazon Azul) |
|
|
xxx |
xx |
xxx |
| Koa |
|
|
|
|
xxx |
| Kwila/ Merbau |
xxx |
xxx |
xxx |
xx |
xx |
| Lacewood * |
|
|
|
xxx |
xx |
| Larch, European |
xx |
xx |
x |
|
|
| Laurel (Southamerican Walnut) |
|
|
xxx |
xxx |
|
| Locust, False Acacia * |
xxx |
x |
|
|
|
| Machiche Carribean Merbau |
xxx |
|
xxx |
xxx |
xx |
| Mahagoni, true Mahagony |
|
xxx |
xx |
xxx |
xxx |
| Maple, Bird’s eye |
|
|
|
xxx |
xxx |
| Maple, Michigan or Hard Maple |
|
|
xxx |
xxx |
xxx |
| Massaranduba |
xxx |
|
x |
|
|
| Meranti (red Seraya) |
|
xx |
|
|
|
| Moena |
|
|
xx |
xx |
|
| Morado (Santos Rosewood) |
|
|
|
xxx |
xxx |
|
|
xxx |
|
xxx |
xxx |
|
| Muirapiranga (Satiné) |
xxx |
|
xxx |
xx |
xx |
| Muninga (East African Walnut) |
|
|
xx |
xxx |
xxx |
| Mussasa |
|
|
xxx |
|
xxx |
| Oak, white and red |
xx |
xxx |
xxx |
xxx |
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| Olivewood * |
|
|
xxx |
xxx |
xxx |
| Padouk, Pacific Rosewood |
xxx |
xxx |
xxx |
xxx |
xx |
| Palm Wood/ Black Palmira * |
|
|
xx |
xxx |
|
| Pear, European |
|
|
xx |
x |
|
| Pear, Swiss (Sorbus) * |
|
|
|
xxx |
x |
| Pernambuc |
|
|
|
|
xxx |
| Peroba Rosa |
|
|
|
|
xxx |
| Pine, European |
|
xx |
xx |
xx |
|
| Poplar Burl * |
|
|
|
|
xx |
| Pucté “Bullet Wood“ |
xxx |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
xxx |
xxx |
xxx |
|
|
|
|
xxx |
xxx |
xxx |
|
|
|
|
xxx |
xxx |
xxx |
| Santa Maria (Bintangor) |
|
xx |
|
|
|
| Satiné (Muirapiranga) |
xxx |
|
xxx |
xxx |
xx |
|
|
|
|
|
|
xxx |
| Tajibo/ Ipé |
xxx |
|
xxx |
x |
|
| Teak, Plantation-Teak * |
xx |
xx |
xx |
xx |
|
| Tzalam (Walnut, Mexican) |
|
|
|
xxx |
xx |
| Vitex, Leban |
xxx |
|
xx |
xx |
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| Walnut, European/ North America/ South America |
|
|
xxx |
xxx |
xxx |
| Yew |
|
|
|
|
xx |
Legend
x: useful with regard to field of application
xx: suitable, long-term practise available
xxx: well suitable, long-term practise available
* not available with FSC-certificate
Description of species will be gradually translated from German to English.
Wood Species Summary by visual features