Texas Hardwood Species

Unlike the conifers or softwood firs spruce and pines hardwood trees have evolved into a broad array of common species.

Texas hardwood species.

In addition we house locally cut lumber special carving woods industrial grade and recycled woods and fifty species of veneers. We take extra care in keeping boards from the same tree together providing book matched sets as well as natural edge lumber. The bottomland areas and floodplains are mainly made up of bottomland hardwood species typical to east and southeast texas. Texas pecan mesquite walnut and limited quantities of other native texas species.

Ash red fraxinus pennsylvanica more about this tree. Forests where a majority of their trees drop leaves at the end of the typical growing season are called deciduous forests. Shortleaf pine pinus echinata mill loblolly pine pinus taeda l and other oak and hardwood species dominate forest communities in the uplands and on hill slopes. American elm this well known species also known as the common elm and soft elm typically grows between 60 and 80 feet high.

Ash rio grande fraxinus berlandieriana more about this tree. As a resource american hardwoods are abundant renewing and sustainable and an excellent choice for eco effective design and building. Elder cypress products custom cut beams up to 42 long 6 8 double tongue groove d shaped logs 2 8 log siding 2 6 tongue groove v groove decking 3 4 tongue groove v groove paneling available in cypress oak ash cherry and black walnut flooring available in cypress oak ash cherry and black. The most common species in north america are oaks maple hickory birch beech and cherry.

Ash prickly also known as. Ash texas fraxinus texensis more about this tree. This guide features 20 of the most abundant and most often used hardwood species. Ash green also known as.

In addition to the basics where they grow general description and abundance. Shortleaf pine pinus echinata mill loblolly pine pinus taeda l and other oak and hardwood species dominate forest communities in the uplands and on hill slopes. We offer these and other fine woods be sure to visit our showroom to see them all. The guide to american hardwood species.

Tickle tongue zanthoxylum clava herculis more about this tree. Ash berlandier also known as. We also feature the exotic wood texas wants. Ash mountain also known as.

We stock 5 000 10 000 board feet of kiln dried 4 4 and 8 4 furniture grade native texas hardwood lumber in the following species. The sycamore trunk s diameter grows larger than any other native hardwood.