Iroko is a durable, low-maintenance African hardwood. Its natural resistance to decay and pests makes it ideal for outdoor applications. While its heartwood is highly durable, sapwood requires special handling. Iroko's potential for carbon sequestration and soil improvement offers additional environmental benefits.
Dry wood borers: durable (sapwood demarcated - risk limited to sapwood)
Average Dried Weight: 660 kg/m3
Sapelli is an exotic species from West and Central Africa, the most common commercial Meliaceae.
Sapelli wood is reddish-brown.
The tropical Sapelli tree is very tall and can reach 60 meters in height and up to 2.80 meters in diameter. The stem is sometimes supported or buttressed and grows straight and cylindrical.
Average Dried Weight: 665 kg/m3
Dry wood borers: Class D – Durable – sapwood demarcated
Sliced veneer, Current furniture or furniture components, Veneer for back or face of plywood, Heavy carpentry, Stairs (inside), Seats, Interior joinery, Veneer for the interior of plywood, Flooring, Wood frame house, Interior paneling.
Average Dried Weight: 840 kg/m3
Dry Wood Borers: Class D – Durable – sapwood demarcated
The wood of trees of the genus Spruce (lat. Picea), like the wood of fir, pine, and larch, is classified as a coniferous species. In Europe and most of Northern Asia, this name refers almost exclusively to the wood of the Norway Spruce (Latin: Picea abies); in North America, this name is used primarily for the wood of the Sitka Spruce (Latin: Pices sitchensis). There are several other varieties of spruce on the international market, the wood of which has various uses.
Color ranges from white to yellowish-white; darkens over time to yellowish brown
Average Dried Weight: 430 kg/m³
Dry wood borers: Susceptible
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