It has course and generally straight grain with an almost white sapwood and pale brown heartwood, similar to European Ash.

It is light in weight and there is little contrast between late-wood and earlywood; creamy white when first cut turning pale brown on exposure.

This fine hardwood has straight grain and fine texture. It is hard and moderately strong and can be steam bent.

The heavy wood is hard wearing, straight grain and fine texture.

The heavy wood is hard wearing, straight grain and fine texture.

The light creamy-brown wood is straight grained with a lustrous surface and fine texture.

The dense, tough, course textured wood has a white sapwood and reddish-brown to brown heartwood.

The wood has straight grain and a course texture, though this can vary according to the rate of growth.

Rift sawn lumber does not contain “flecks” but is straight grained.

Cutting technique allow rays to be exposed “flecks” on quartered surface of boards.

The straight grained wood varies in color from pale yellow-brown to pale brown.

Rift sawn lumber does not contain “flecks” but is straight grained.

Cutting technique allow rays to be exposed “flecks” on quartered surface of boards.

The straight grained wood varies in color from pale yellow-brown to pale brown.

The tough, moderately durable wood has an even but course texture. The grain is straight but can be wavy and show other types of figure.

The figure resembles that of black American Walnut (Juglans Nigra), but the heartwood, from medium to dark brown is lighter in color.

The course textured wood is ring porous with distinct figure.

The course textured wood is strong, tougher than the European elms and is good for steam bending.

It has a course open grain, is relatively light weight and has a pleasant smell when machining.