American hard maple, growing naturally in the hardwood forests of North America, is world-renowned for its delicate colour, hardness, fine grain and finishing quality. American hard maple is a cold climate species although trees can grow throughout the USA. Forest Industry Analysis (FIA) data shows U.S. hard maple makes up 7.0% of total U.S. hardwood growing stock and that while 9.1 million m³ are harvested each year, more than 18 million m³ of American maple grows naturally across the U.S. hardwood forests each year. The sapwood of hard maple is normally creamy white and the heartwood varies from light to dark reddish brown.  The wood has a close fine texture and is generally straight grained but can occur as ‘curly’, ‘fiddleback’ and ‘birds eye’ figure. 

American walnut is one of the most sought-after species in markets across the world and is unique to North America. Forest Inventory Analysis (FIA) data shows U.S. walnut constitutes 1.0% of total U.S. hardwood growing stock and while 0.31 million m³ is harvested each year, more than 1 million m³ of American walnut grows naturally during the same period. The sapwood of walnut is creamy white, whereas the heartwood is light brown to dark chocolate brown, making the difference in colour quite distinct. Walnut is tough, hard and of medium density and is considered one of the supreme species for high end furniture, cabinets, doors and interior joinery. 

American ash is ideal for bending and turning – and is strong and tough with distinctive grain, character and colour. It grows commonly throughout the eastern United States in mixed hardwood forests. Forest Inventory Analysis (FIA) data shows U.S. ash makes up 5.1% of total U.S. hardwood growing stock in the forest and that while 6.1 million m³ of American ash is harvested each year, the forests are naturally growing 12.1 million m³ during the same period. It has light coloured wood, with sapwood varying from white to yellow and heartwood ranging from light to dark brown. Being very hard, stable when dry and easy to finish and stain, it is ideal for furniture and flooring.

American cherry is a supreme hardwood species from the U.S. hardwood forests and is unique to North America, with warm colour tones and superb finishing qualities. Forest Inventory Analysis (FIA) data shows U.S. cherry growing stock is 3.0% of total U.S. hardwood growing stock and that while 4.3 million m³ is harvested each year more than 11 million m³ of American cherry is growing naturally across the U.S. forests during the same period. The heartwood of cherry can vary from rich red to reddish brown and darkens on exposure to light with time. The sapwood is creamy white.  Being hard and stable when dry, the wood is very easy to stain and finish to an excellent surface. It is highly prized for furniture and interior joinery.