List Of Woods

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

See also: Golf#Clubs (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)
    • Taxodium 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)
  • Tsuga (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)
    • European Black 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 Juniper, (Juniperus virginiana)
    • Western redcedar (Thuja plicata)
  • Coast 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" 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)
  • Jacarandáum)
  • Sandalwood (Santalum album)
  • Satinwood (Ceylon) (Chloroxylon swietenia)
  • Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum)
  • Spanish-cedar (Cedrela odorata)
  • Platanus (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)
  • Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera)

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