Species Library.
Source of truth.
Mechanical and botanical data for commercial timber species — properties, workability, movement, durability, and buying notes.
60 species matching "hardwoods"
Hard Maple
Acer saccharum
Southern Yellow Pine
Pinus palustris (and related spp.)
White Willow
Salix alba
European Aspen
Populus tremula
European Silver Fir
Abies alba
Yellow Birch
Betula alleghaniensis
Western Hemlock
Tsuga heterophylla
European Yew
Taxus baccata
Honduran Mahogany
Swietenia macrophylla
Scots Pine
Pinus sylvestris
Wild Cherry (European Cherry)
Prunus avium
Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana
Teak
Tectona grandis
Black Poplar
Populus nigra
Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus
European Whitewood
Picea abies (primarily)
Norway Maple
Acer platanoides
European Walnut
Juglans regia
Ipe
Handroanthus serratifolius (and related Handroanthus spp., traded as ipe)
Field Maple
Acer campestre
European Hornbeam
Carpinus betulus
Hybrid Larch
Larix × marschlinsii
Keruing
Dipterocarpus spp.
London Plane
Platanus × acerifolia
Wych Elm
Ulmus glabra
English Elm
Ulmus procera
SPF (Spruce-Pine-Fir)
Picea spp. / Pinus spp. / Abies spp. (mixed)
Pear
Pyrus communis
Robinia
Robinia pseudoacacia
Afrormosia
Pericopsis elata
European Redwood
Pinus sylvestris
Sweet Chestnut
Castanea sativa
Balsa
Ochroma pyramidale
Iroko
Milicia excelsa
Japanese Larch
Larix kaempferi
Utile
Entandrophragma utile
Ekki
Lophira alata
Radiata Pine
Pinus radiata
White Ash
Fraxinus americana
Red Oak
Quercus rubra
Western Red Cedar
Thuja plicata
Sapele
Entandrophragma cylindricum
Sycamore Maple
Acer pseudoplatanus
Idigbo
Terminalia ivorensis
Western Larch
Larix occidentalis
Siberian Larch
Larix sibirica
Common Alder
Alnus glutinosa
European Oak
Quercus robur / Quercus petraea
Ayous
Triplochiton scleroxylon
Dark Red Meranti
Shorea spp.
European Ash
Fraxinus excelsior
Sitka Spruce
Picea sitchensis
White Oak
Quercus alba
Greenheart
Chlorocardium rodiei
European Larch
Larix decidua
English Oak
Quercus robur
Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
Black Walnut
Juglans nigra
American Tulipwood
Liriodendron tulipifera
Silver Birch
Betula pendula
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Wood Movement Planner
Use species movement data in the calculator — pick a species and get movement estimates for board width and moisture ranges.