White Birch Hardwood Or Softwood

Heartwood tends to be a light reddish brown with nearly white sapwood.

White birch hardwood or softwood.

There are over a dozen species of birch trees native to north america but the most common are white birch yellow birch and black birch. Natural colour or red heart is often sought after for it s character colour range. In general hardwood comes from deciduous trees leafy or flowering trees that generally lose their leaves in winter. And softwood comes from conifer trees that are generally evergreen.

Birch is a native hardwood that comes from the genus betula. Two main varieties of birch for building purposes are yellow and white. Western white birch this birch lumber is usually creamy white but a central brownish natural or red heart core is often present. On a hardness scale birch lumber ranks at the top with hard rock maple and in fact is often mistaken for maple.

White birch has a whiter colour resembling the light creamy colours of maple wood and can be indistinguishable between the two. Softwoods include pine redwood and cedar. Some examples of hardwoods include maple oak alder birch cherry hickory mahogany and walnut. Other soft hardwoods.

Grey birch sliver birch white to cream colored sapwood close grain fine uniform texture. Betula alleghaniensis common names. Occasionally figured pieces are available with a wide shallow curl similar to the curl found in cherry there is virtually no color distinction between annual growth rings giving birch a somewhat dull uniform appearance.