Species Gallery

There are many species available for wood flooring. Read about each species to choose the right wood floor for your project!

Ash White Species

Species: Domestic

Top Portion is finished with water-base finish; bottom with oil based finish.

Appearance 

Color: Heartwood is light tan to dark brown: sapwood is creamy white. Similar in appearance to white oak, but frequently more yellow.

Grain: Bold, straight, moderately open grain with occasional wavy figuring. Can have strong contrast in grain in plain sawn boards.

Variations with Species & Grades: Sometimes confused with hickory; the zone of large pores is more distinctive is ash, similar to that of red oak.

Origin

North America

Cherry Species

Species: Domestic

Top Portion is finished with water-base finish; bottom with oil based finish.

Appearance

Color: Heartwood is light to dark reddish brown, lustrous; sapwood is light brown to pale with a light pinkish tone. Some flooring manufacturers steam lumber to bleed the darker heartwood color into the sapwood, resulting in a more uniform color. Color darkens.

Grain: Fine, frequently wavy, uniform texture. Distinctive flake pattern on true quarter sawn surfaces. Texture is satiny, with some gum pockets.

Variations Within Species and Grades: Significant color variation between boards.

Origin

North America