From the early days of its existence it has been the company’s intention 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. |
Wood Species Summary by their possible uses
Species | Outdoor such as Decking |
Windows,
Doors |
Flooring | Furniture |
Music
Instruments
&
Turnery
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xx | xxx | xxx | |||
Apple | xxx | ||||
Ash, European and American | xx | xxx | |||
Australian Blackwood |
xxx | ||||
Basswood, Europ. / American | xx | xxx | |||
Beech | xx | xx | x | ||
Birch, American / Yellow Birch | |||||
Birch, Europ. (Geman, Finnish & Karelian) | xx | xxx | |||
Black Palmira | xx | xxx | |||
Bloodwood / Satiné | xxx | ||||
Boxwood Europ. / American | xxx | ||||
Canary Wood (Tarara) | xxx | xx | xx | ||
Cedar, Spanish / Cedro | xxx | xx | xxx | ||
Cedar, true (Cedrus libani) | xxx | xxx | xxx | ||
Cedar, Western Red | xxx | xxx | xxx | ||
Chakte Kok | |||||
Chechen | |||||
Cherry, American | xxx | xxx | xx | ||
Cherry, Chilenian | xx | xxx | xx | ||
Cherry, European | xx | xxx | xx | ||
Cumaru / Almendrillo | xxx | xx | |||
Curupau and Cuchi | xxx | xx | |||
Cypress | xx | xx | xx | xx | |
Douglas Fir | x | xx | |||
Ebony, African * | xx | xxx | |||
Ebony, Makassar & Royal White Ebony | xxx | ||||
Elm, European* | xx | xx | xx | ||
Gombeira | xxx | xxx | |||
Granadillo | xx | xxx | |||
Guariuba | xx | ||||
Grenadill / East African Blackwood | xxx | ||||
Hickory | xx | xxx | |||
Iroko-Kambala * | xxx | xxx | xxx | xx | |
Jatobá / Courbaril | xxx | xxx | xx | xx | |
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Kapur | xx | xx | |||
Katalox (Corazon Azul) | xxx | xx | xxx | ||
Khaya Mahagony | xx | xx | |||
Kingwood | xxx | xxx | |||
Koa | xxx | ||||
Kwila/ Merbau | xxx | xxx | xxx | xx | xx |
Lacewood * | xxx | xx | |||
Larch, European | xx | xx | x | ||
Laurel / Freijo | xxx | xxx | |||
Locust, False Acacia * | xxx | x | |||
Machiche / Carribean Cherry | xxx | xxx | xxx | xx | |
Mahagony, true (Swietenia) | xxx | xx | xxx | xxx | |
Maple, Michigan & Bird’s eye | xxx | xxx | |||
Marblewood | xxx | xxx | |||
Massaranduba | xxx | x | |||
Meranti /Red Seraya | xx | ||||
Muirapiranga (Satiné) | xxx | xxx | xx | xx | |
Muninga / Kiaat / Umbila | xx | xxx | xxx | ||
Mussasa | xxx | xxx | |||
Oak, white and red | xx | xxx | xxx | xxx | |
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 | ||||
xx
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Plum Wood
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Poplar Burl * | xx | ||||
xxx
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Redwood / Sequoia | xx | xx | xx | xx | xx |
Red Heart / Chakte Kok | xx | xxx | |||
xxx | xxx | xxx | |||
xxx | xxx | xxx | |||
xxx | xxx | xxx | |||
Sycamore / European Maple | xx | xx | xx | xxx | |
Swiss Pine / Arve / Zirbe | xxx | xx | |||
xxx | |||||
Tajibo/ Ipé | xxx | xxx | x | ||
xx
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Tigerwood / Goncalvo Alves | xxx | xxx | xx | ||
Tzalam (Walnut, Mexican) | xxx | xx | |||
Vitex, Leban | xxx | xx | xx | ||
Wengé / Panga Panga
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xxx | xxx | xxx | ||
Western Red Cedar
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xx | xxx | |||
Yellow Cedar / Port Orford Cedar | xx | xx | xx | ||
Yew | xx | ||||
Zebrano / Zingana | xxx | xxx | |||
xxx
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xxx
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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.