Championing beautiful and sustainable hardwoods. Three widely underused, yet abundant, species from the forests.

American red oak 

Quercus rubra

American red oak is an attractive, open-grained, flexible wood and the most widespread hardwood in America’s forests. A tough, hard-wearing timber with excellent steam bending properties that is easy to finish and stain, making it an ideal choice for furniture and interiors. 

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American maple

Acer saccharum

A close cousin of European maple and sycamore, American maple is a cold-climate species favouring the northern states. A predominantly creamy-white, hard-wearing timber that can be machined and polished to a very smooth finish making it a favourite for sports floors across the world. It is also the primary source of maple syrup.

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American cherry 

Prunus serotina

American cherry varies in colour from pink to reddish brown, and will darken on exposure to light. It is easily machined and produces a smooth glassy finish when sanded and polished. This makes it well suited to turning, panelling and veneer applications, and its acoustic properties mean it is ideal for musical instruments and auditoria.

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With thanks to the generous timber donators of American red oak, maple and cherry: AHC Export Lumber, Allegheny Wood Products, Beard Hardwoods, Bingaman & Son Lumber Inc, Blue Ridge Lumber Inc, Cersosimo Lumber Co Inc, Danzer Veneer, Graf Brothers Flooring, Horizon, J & J Log and Lumber, James Latham, Wheeland Lumber Company Inc, Brooks Bros Ltd, Morgan Timber, Middle Tennessee Lumber, Midwest Hardwood Corporation, Morgan’s Timber, NHG Timber, Northland Forest Products, Oaks Unlimited, Robert Coleman Lumber, Turman Sawmill and W.M Cramer Lumber Co.

With the support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service.