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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.
What ESPEN offers is summarized in the table below.
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Wood Species Summary by their possible uses
| Species |
Outdoor such as Decking |
Windows,
Doors
|
Flooring |
Furniture |
Music
Instruments
&
Turnery
|
|
|
|
|
xx |
xxx |
xxx |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Ash, American, extra light! * |
|
|
|
|
xxx |
| Ash, European and American |
|
|
xx |
xxx |
|
| Australian Blackwood (Koa) |
|
|
|
|
xxx |
| Basswood, American and European |
|
|
|
xx |
xxx |
| Beech |
|
|
xx |
xx |
x |
| Black Palmira |
|
|
|
xx |
xxx |
| Birch, Europ. (Finnish & Karelian) |
|
|
|
xx |
xxx |
Bloodwood (Satiné)
Boxwood (Europ. & South American) |
|
|
|
|
xxx
xxx |
| Canary Wood (Tarara) |
|
|
xxx |
xx |
xx |
Cedar, Spanish (Cedrea)
Cedar, true C. (Cedrus libani) |
|
xxx
xxx |
|
xx
xxx |
xxx
xxx |
| Chakte Kok / Red Heart |
|
|
|
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, African * |
|
|
|
xx |
xxx |
| Ebony /Makassar |
|
|
|
|
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 |
|
Juniper, Common
Juniper - Pencil Cedar
|
|
|
|
xx
|
xx
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 |
|
| 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 |
|
Plum Wood
|
|
xx
|
xx
|
xx
|
xxx
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 feature
