White Alder Commercial Hardwood

Grain is generally straight with a moderately.

White alder commercial hardwood.

There is no visible distinction between heartwood and sapwood. General description alder a relative of birch is almost white when freshly cut but quickly changes with exposure to air becoming light brown with a yellow or reddish tinge. Alder is typified by its consistent color ranging from white to a light rosy brown. From interior finish hardwood to furniture building we provide the ongoing alder supply our customers demand.

Alder is a very soft textured hardwood can be easily dented with the thumbnail. Woodworkers source started in 1978 to provide the finest hardwood lumber to all types of woodworkers from beginners getting started with the craft to long time professionals. Color darkens and reddens with age. Alder produces 17 5 million btu s of heat per cord.

Red alder tends to be a light tan to reddish brown. It doesn t matter what your skills are we aim to provide friendly service and advice. The overall grain pattern and appearance is similar to birch betula genus though redder than birch and both genera are derived from the same family betulaceae grain texture. The alder is a deciduous hardwood tree that s a member of the birch family.

Natural consistency and beautiful color can give it the visual appeal of cherry maple or birch. Alder has been used as a substitute for cherry walnut and birch. The alder tree takes about 25 40 years to mature and begins to mark a decline in quality of wood after age 70 years. Alder alnus rubra grades available.

We re here 8 00 am to 5 00 pm monday through saturday. Clear and knotty alder alder is the leading hardwood of the pacific northwest. Alder is a relatively easy wood to work with machines well and takes a finish well. Heartwood is formed only in trees of advanced age and there is no visible boundry between sap and heartwood.

Average height is 90 ft and the tree matures in 25 to 40 years but will begin to deteriorate by 60 to 80 years of age. Distribution principally the pacific northwest where it is the most abundant commercial hardwood. It usually grows to a height of 90 feet. I m working my way alphabetically by botanical name so check out the latest added wood to see where i m at in the queue.

Alder a relative of birch is almost white when freshly cut but quickly changes on exposure to air becoming light brown with a yellow or reddish tinge. The ash stocked by schaller hardwood has a nice white color containing a small percentage of brown. I m slowly grinding my way through roughly 800 wood species that have still yet to be listed on the site.