African Hardwood Species List

The african continent is an immense area densely wooded in many regions with wide variations in climate.
African hardwood species list. Woodworkers will appreciate our extensive list of available woods below. As a resource american hardwoods are abundant renewing and sustainable and an excellent choice for eco effective design and building. This african tree has an extensive range on. Not all species are listed or available.
Africa also happens to be home to some of the hardest types of wood in the world. Brenco exotic woods is an american manufactured hardwood flooring. Trees of sub tropical african hardwoods species are typically small in sizes and grow very slowly because of the predominant dry climate where they grow. 2300 michigan street hammond indiana 46320.
Congowood mozambique ebony senegal ebony cape damson ebony. African blackwood grenadillo dalbergia melanoxylon african blackwood family. In addition to the basics where they grow general description and abundance. We work with african exotic wood species only.
The guide to american hardwood species. African hardwood species are characterised by their high density and very low porosity or even absence of it. The following is a list of 14 african hardwoods along with their various qualities and how they are commonly used. Please refer to our pricelist for a more up to date list of what we currently have in stock.
This guide features 20 of the most abundant and most often used hardwood species. It explains their extreme density and low porosity created by the environment. Facebook email pinterest twitter youtube linkedin flickr. African woods from the outdoor friendly afrormosia to the vibrant zebrawood african hardwoods display diversity in color figure as well as uses.
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