European Larch
Larix decidua
575 kg/m³
density
Class 3
durability
2
T/R ratio
© Dominicus Johannes Bergsma / CC BY-SA 4.0
The species library
Timber species, and what each one is actually for.
Why each timber behaves the way it does, what it's normally used for, and what to check before you buy.
European Lime
Tilia × europaea
535 kg/m³
density
Class 5
durability
1.5
T/R ratio
© Aethonatic / CC0 1.0
European Oak
Quercus robur
675 kg/m³
density
Class 2
durability
1.8
T/R ratio
© Jim Linwood / CC BY 2.0
European Silver Fir
Abies alba
415 kg/m³
density
Class 4
durability
2.2
T/R ratio
© Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova / CC BY-SA 4.0
European Yew
Taxus baccata
675 kg/m³
density
Class 2
durability
1.6
T/R ratio
© Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova / CC BY-SA 4.0
Field Maple
Acer campestre
690 kg/m³
density
Class 5
durability
© Jean-Pol GRANDMONT / CC BY 3.0
Greenheart
Chlorocardium rodiei
1040 kg/m³
density
Class 1
durability
1.3
T/R ratio
© David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada / CC BY 2.0
Grey Alder
Alnus incana
480 kg/m³
density
Class 5
durability
2
T/R ratio
© Nikanos / CC BY-SA 2.5
Hard Maple
Acer saccharum
705 kg/m³
density
Class 4
durability
1.9
T/R ratio
© Bruce Marlin / CC BY-SA 2.5
Honduran Mahogany
Swietenia macrophylla
590 kg/m³
density
Class 2
durability
1.5
T/R ratio
© Daderot / CC0 1.0
Hybrid Larch
Larix × marschlinsii
530 kg/m³
density
Class 4
durability
1.7
T/R ratio
© C T Johansson / CC BY 3.0
Idigbo
Terminalia ivorensis
520 kg/m³
density
Class 3
durability
© Wendy Cutler / CC BY-SA 2.0
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