Beech
NZ Beech timber - details see: https://www.buildingsupplieshub.com/beech-10097899
Type: Other Timber | Place of Origin: New Zealand |
New Zealand's Red beech (N. fusca) prefers the foothills and inland river valley floors particularly where soils are fertile and well draine.
Species Name:Nothofagus fusca Family:Fagaceae Common Name:Red Beech Type:Hardwood Uses:Furniture, Flooring & Panelling | ||
Physical Appearance | Colour | Heartwood light to medium red brown. |
Grain | Straight, moderately easy to split | |
Texture | Fine and even | |
Physical Characteristics | % Tangential Shrinkage Green to Dry | 7.6 |
%Radial Shrinkage Green to Dry | 2.4 | |
Density at 12%MC | 621 kg/m3 | |
Hardness/Durability (janka test) | 5.8 kN |
NZ Forests Ltd can provide New Zealand beech timber, slabs, flooring and tabletops.
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