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Veneer Hornbeam
BackWood speciesHornbeam
Bot. NameCarpinus betulus
Tradename EnHornbeam
Type
Deciduous tree
Price
Color
Beige,
Yellow
Thickness
0.6 /
0.9 /
1.5 mm
Wood Structure
Quarter Cut,
Crown Cut
SurfaceSmooth
TreatmentNatural
Country of harvestEurope
Usages
Interior,
Furniture,
Door
Certification
No Certification possible
Note
Detailed Description
The tree reaches heights of up to about 25 m with diameters of up to 100 cm at the most, but mostly smaller. The shaft is knot-free up to 10 m, has a consistently splayed back and grows irregularly. The bark is olive green on one-year-old twigs, brown-red on 2 to 3-year-old twigs, and grey and smooth from about the sixth year.
Contrary to what its German names suggest, it is not closely related to the (only beech species represented in Central Europe) copper beech (Fagus sylvatica). Rather, it belongs to the genus Fagus within the beech family (Fagaceae). Only hornbeam and copper beech belong to the same order (beech-like (Fagales)).
Tradenames and other names
Bot. Name: Carpinus betulus
Tradename De: Hainbuche, Weissbuche, Hornbaum, Steinbuche
Tradename En: Hornbeam
Properties
Raw density: 690 - 850 Kg/m3
Occurrence
The hornbeam is native to Southern and Central Europe, East Asia, the Caucasus and North America.
Characteristic and wood color
Sapwood and heartwood are not different. The wood is grey-white to yellowish-white, after drying and prolonged storage usually tinted light grey. The annual rings are wavy and can be recognized as fine horizontal stripes.
