Appearance: Heartwood is dark brown with tones of burgandy/cherry. It is similar to Black Walnut. Straight to interlocked grain with low gloss and moderately coarse texture. Consistent color with striped tangential markings.

Characteristics: Moderately heavy wood green but is light when dried. Good resistance to fungi, decay, and termites. Low linear shrinkage and moderately stable volumetric shrinkage. Drying is fast with some warping and checking.

Weight: Basic specific gravity (ovendry weight/green volume) 0.60 to 0.67; air- dry density 46 to 53 pcf.

Janka Rating: 1220

Working Properties: Easy to saw and work with but sometimes high in silica so can be abrasive for tooling. Planing and molding is good to moderately good. Excellent for turning, mortising, boring, and sanding.

Uses: High quality furniture, flooring, ceiling and wall paneling and general carpentry and millwork. Excellent surface for engineered flooring. Used a lot for Large Rustic Table Slabs.