Renowned for its high decay-resistance

The sapwood is narrow & white in colour, the heartwood is reddish-brown. When freshly felled, the heartwood often displays a marked variation in colour;

Slightly-moderately durable

This softwood, is resinous heartwood and is pale red-brown to brick red in colour, with uniform texture

Slightly durable

Scots pine (Red deal) (Native to Europe-Irish strain died out) Sapwood is straw coloured, heartwood is pale reddish brown

Douglas Fir is a very popular softwood species due to its strength and versatility. We stock both timber from North America and Europe.

Southern Yellow Pine (not to be confused with Quebec Yellow) comes from southern states of USA. It is a relatively ‘heavy’ weight softwood, used for joinery products such as stairs.

Western ‘red’ Cedar from Canada/North America is very popular because of its natural durability and pleasant aroma. When freshly machined, it looks variegated from a straw-colour up to dark brown/red, but becomes more uniform in natural light.

Siberian Larch is a specie of tree grown in arctic conditions and under much duress, although Larch grows faster than most coniferous trees from the same area mostly western Russia.

Scandinavian Pine (also referred to as ‘redwood’ to differentiate it from ‘whitewood’ such as Spruce) is imported from Sweden, Finland and Russia. The grades vary for different uses.