List of woods

This is a list of woods, in particular those commonly used in the timber and lumber trade.

See also: woods (golf clubs), forest, and the list of forests.

Softwoods (conifers)

• Cedar (Cedrus; see also Spanish-cedar, Redcedar and Whitecedar, below)
• Cypress (Chamaecyparis, Cupressus, Taxodium)
  • Arizona Cypress (Cupressus arizonica)
  • Bald Cypress or Southern cypress (Taxodium distichum)
  • Hinoki Cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa)
  • Lawson's Cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana)
  • Mediterranean Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens)
• Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga)
  • Coast Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii)
  • Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca)
• Fir (Abies)
  • Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea)
  • Silver Fir (Abies alba)
  • Noble Fir (Abies procera)
  • Pacific Silver Fir (Abies amabilis)
• Hemlock (Tsuga)
  • Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)
  • Mountain Hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana)
  • Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)
• Larch (Larix)
  • European Larch (Larix decidua)
  • Japanese Larch (Larix kaempferi)
  • Tamarack Larch or Tamarack (Larix laricina)
  • Western Larch (Larix occidentalis)
• Pine (Pinus)
  • Corsican pine (Pinus nigra)
  • Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)
  • Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana)
  • Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)
  • Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris)
  • Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida)
  • Red Pine (Pinus resinosa)
  • Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris)
  • Shortleaf Pine (Pinus lambertiana)
  • Sugar Pine (Pinus echinata)
  • Western White Pine (Pinus monticola)
• "Redcedar"
  • Eastern Redcedar, (Juniperus virginiana)
  • Western redcedar (Thuja plicata)
• Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)
• Spruce (Picea)
  • Norway Spruce (Picea abies)
  • Black Spruce (Picea mariana)
  • Red Spruce (Picea rubens)
  • Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis)
  • White Spruce (Picea glauca)
• Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica)
• "Whitecedar"
  • Northern Whitecedar (Thuja occidentalis)
  • Southern Whitecedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides)
• Yew

Hardwoods (angiosperms)

• Afzelia (Afzelia)
• Agba
• Albizia (Albizia)
• Alder (Alnus)
  • Black alder (Alnus glutinosa)
  • Red alder (Alnus rubra)
• Applewood or wild apple (Malus)
• Ash (Fraxinus)
  • Black ash (Fraxinus nigra )
  • Blue ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata )
  • Common ash (Fraxinus excelsior )
  • Green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica lanceolata )
  • White ash (Fraxinus americana)
• Aspen (Populus)
  • American aspen (Populus tremuloides)
  • Bigtooth aspen (Populus grandidentata)
  • European aspen (Populus tremula)
• Ayan (Distemonanthus benthamianus )
• Balsa (Ochroma pyramidale)
• Basswood (Tilia americana )
• Beech (Fagus)
  • Beech, blue (Carpinus caroliniana)
• Birch (Betula)
  • Gray birch (Betula populifolia)
  • Paper birch (Betula papyrifera)
  • Silver birch (Betula pendula)
  • Sweet birch (Betula lenta)
  • Yellow birch (Betula lutea)
• Blackbean (Castanospermum australe )
• Bocote (Cordia alliodora)
• Boxwood or Buis (Buxus sempervirens)
• Brazilwood (Caesalpinia echinata)
• Buckeye (Aesculus)
  • Common Horse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)
  • Yellow Buckeye (Aesculus flava)
• Butternut (Juglans cinerea)
• Catalpa (Catalpa)
• Cherry (Prunus)
  • Black cherry (Prunus serotina)
  • Red cherry (Prunus pennsylvanica)
  • Wild cherry (Prunus avium)
• Chestnut (Castanea dentata)
• Coachwood (Ceratopetalum apetalem)
• Cocobolo (Dalbergia retusa)
• Coralwood (Guilbourtia spp.)
• Corkwood (Leitneria floridana)
• Cottonwood, eastern (Populus deltoides)
• Dogwood (Cornus spp.)
• Ebony (Diospyros)
  • Andaman marble-wood (India) (Diospyros kursii)
  • Ebène marbre (Maritius, E. Africa) (Diospyros melanida)
• Elm
  • American elm (Ulmus americana)
  • English elm (Ulmus procera)
  • Rock elm (Ulmus thomasii)
  • Slippery elm (Ulmus rubra)
  • Wych elm (Ulmus glabra)
• Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus)
  • Karri (W. Australia) (Eucalyptus diversicolor)
  • Mahogany eucalyptus, (New South Wales) (Eucalyptus)
  • Jarrah or West Australian mahogany eucalyptus (Eucalyptus marginata)
• Greenheart (British Guiana) (Nectandra rodioei)
• Grenadilla (Mpingo) (Dalbergia melanoxylon)
• Gum
  • Blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica)
  • Blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus)
  • Redgum or Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
  • Tupelo gum (Nyssa aquatica)
• Hickory (Carya)
  • Mockernut hickory (Carya alba)
  • Pignut hickory (Carya glabra)
  • Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata)
  • Shellbark hickory (Carya laciniosa)
• Hornbeam (Carpinus species)
• Hornbeam, American (Ostrya virginiana)
• Iroko (Clorophora excelsa)
• Ironwood, black (Rhamnidium ferreum)
• Jacarandá , Brazilian rosewood (Dalbergia nigra)
• Kaya
• Lacewood (Platanus species)
• Laurel, California (Umbellularia californica)
• Limba (Terminalia superba)
• Lignum vitae (Guaiacum officinale and Guaiacum sanctum)
• Locust
  • Black locust or Yellow locust (Robinia pseudacacia)
  • Honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos)
• Magnolia, cucumber (Magnolia acuminata)
• Mahogany
  • Mahogany (W. Africa) (Khaya ivorensis)
  • Mahogany (E. India) (Swietenia macrophylla)
  • Mahogany (E. India) (Swietenia mahogani)
• Maple (Acer)
  • Black maple (Acer nigrum)
  • Red maple (Acer rubrum)
  • Silver maple (Acer saccharinum)
  • Sugar maple (Acer saccharum)
  • Sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus)
• Mpingo (Grenadilla) (Dalbergia melanoxylon)
• Oak (Quercus)
  • Black oak (Quercus velutina)
  • Bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa)
  • Canyon live oak (Quercus chrysolepis)
  • English oak (Quercus robur)
  • Laurel oak (Quercus montana)
  • Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana)
  • Pin oak (Quercus pallustris)
  • Post oak (Quercus stellata)
  • Red oak (Quercus borealis)
  • Scarlet oak (coccinea)
  • Swamp chestnut oak (Quercus montana (Quercus prinus))
  • Swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor)
  • White oak (Quercus alba)
• Oregon Myrtle or California Bay Laurel (Umbellularia californica)
• Pear (Pyrus communis)
• Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)
• Poplar (Populus)
  • Balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera)
  • Black poplar (Populus nigra)
  • Hybrid poplar (Populus x canadensis)
• Redcedar (Toona ciliata)
• Rosewood (Dalbergia spp.)
• Sassafras (Sassafras uariafolium)
• Sassafras (Australia) (Atherosperma moschatum)
• Sandalwood (Santalum album)
• Satinwood (Ceylon) (Chloroxylon swietenia)
• Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum)
• Spanish-cedar (Cedrela odorata)
• American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
• Teak (Tectona grandis)
• Utile (Entandrophragma utile)
• Walnut (Juglans)
  • Black walnut, (Juglans nigra)
  • European walnut (Juglans regia)
• Willow (Salix)
  • Black willow (Salix nigra)
  • Cricket-bat willow (Salix alba 'Coerulea')
  • White willow (Salix alba)
• Yellow-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)

External links

• Wood Identification Website