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Common names: White oak, Red oak, American oak |
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Scientific name: Quercus Alba L., Quercus Rubra |
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Hardness (Janka): 1290-1360 |
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 Mostly found in older forests, the average oak will grow up to 100 feet tall and three feet in diameter and will live to be 350 to 400 years old. In the fall, the leaves turn a variety of colors including red, gold, yellow, or purple. Through history, it has maintained a romantic association with constancy; a symbol of strength and protection. Best known of all the American hardwoods, it was the prime building material in the earliest Colonial days and was once the standard building timber in the eastern United States. White Oak's more numerous pores are filled making this wood the choice for water-tight containers. Fine whiskey, wine and other premium distillates are enhanced by aging in White Oak barrels. Oak was, and is, a fine choice for furniture, domestic flooring and interior millwork.
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Common names: Northern (Chinese) Elm, Yumu, Lacebark Elm |
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Scientific name(s): Ulmus parvifolia |
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Hardness (Janka): 1396 |
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Common names: Yellow Pine, Loblolly Pine |
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Scientific name(s): Pinus taeda, Pinus echinata, Pinus palustris |
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Hardness (Janka): 690 |
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Common names: Heartpine, Pitch Pine, Dade County Pine |
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Scientific name: Pinus palustris |
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Hardness (Janka): 875-1225 (varies w/growth ring density) |
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A mix of red oak and white oak, our ERA™Antique Distressed® Oak planks range from medium to dark brown and have evidence of age, including nail holes and weather cracks, as well as some hand-distressing. This is a hard, durable and extremely rustic floor with maximum character. (click thumbnail(s) for larger images)
Northern Chinese Elm (Yu Mu) is one of the most common woods for making furniture dating back to the Ming dnasty. Recognized as a hardwood in western terms because of its deciduous nature, the Chinese classify yumu as a softwood because it is porous enough to hold color. Both the sapwood and the heartwood have a striking, wave-like grain.
Southern Yellow Pine is actually a species group that is made up of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda), shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata) and slash pine (Pinus eliottii). Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris is also included, but we´ll deal with that prized wood separately. Southern yellow pine grows fast and straight with a clear long trunk. It is a "hard" pine, much harder than white pine.
Prized for its length, strength and resin, Longleaf Yellow Pine originally grew in a wide coastal swath from the Carolinas to Louisiana. In colonial times it was the most economically important tree and was sought after by the King of England for ship building; the largest were tagged for the "Crown", hence the grade. Due to extensive logging and agricultural development, by the 1930´s nearly all of the old growth trees were gone. Today the only source for true old growth heartpine is from factories and warehouses. (A few of our less scrupulous competitors would have you believe otherwise.)