Pseudotsuga menziesii, Pseudotsuga taxifolia, Pseudotsuga douglasii

The heartwood is light reddish-brown in colour, usually quite distinct from the lighter coloured sapwood. The abrupt change and contrast in colour between early-wood and late-wood bands, produce a prominent growth ring figure which is a feature of plain-sawn surfaces and of rotary-cut veneer. The wood from trees grown in the UK appears to have less resin than the North American wood, and to some extent is of more rapid growth. The average weight of dried timber from either source is about 530 kg/m3.

Technical detail from TRADA

• Wood type – softwood

• Mechanical strength – suitable for structural purposes

• Durability – durable

• Treatability- difficult

• Density- 630kg/m3 at 12%

• Colour and grain – reddish brown – light brown