Oregon Hardwood Species

Oregon wood specialties is a wholesale millwork distributor located in portland oregon.

Oregon hardwood species. With forests that are filled with pacific madrone arbutus menziesii red alder alnus rubra myrtlewood umbellularia californica oregon white oak quercus garryana and big leaf maple acer macrophyllum it s a wonder anyone would. From wood slabs and turning blanks to specialty lumber guitar wood and more our inventory of individually pictured wood is the largest in the. Cook woods is a family owned and operated company in southern oregon. The publication conifers of the pacific northwest is currently being developed and will provide detailed information on the biology harvesting utilization and wood properties of each of oregon s major conifer softwood species.

Feel free to skip through the pages to learn more about specific genera or to try your hand at identifying a tree specimen with a user friendly dichotomous key. As a resource american hardwoods are abundant renewing and sustainable and an excellent choice for eco effective design and building. This guide features 20 of the most abundant and most often used hardwood species. Oregon white oak quercus garryana the oregon white oak is an attractive deciduous hardwood tree found as far north as british columbia and as far south as southern california.

Bigleaf maple can form pure stands but are usually found in riparian hardwood forests or mixed with evergreens or oaks. Hardwood lumber is available at our lumberyard in portland oregon and other locations. W elcome to the tree identification home page at oregon state university. Oregon hardwood company 541 672 8851 or 541 580 4609.

The guide to american hardwood species. What is a secret is the abundance of hardwood species that are naturally growing in these forests. Sustainable northwest wood offers many local native species of wood including pacific madrone myrtlewood blue pine douglas fir maple walnut and many others to be used for furniture flooring and other specialty projects. We offer a superior selection of the highest quality competitively priced materials including custom mouldings and millwork handrails fittings shop services exotic species and more.

The purpose of this site is to help you identify common conifers and broadleaves in the pacific northwest. Species data table of relative working and physical properties metric inch pound oregon conifers. In addition to the basics where they grow general description and abundance.