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Species Name:Nothofagus truncata
Family: Fagaceae
Common Name: Hard Beech
Type: Hardwood
Uses: Furniture and Flooring
Physical Appearance Colour Heartwood straw coloured to light brown.
Grain Straight, moderately easy to split
Texture Fine and even
Physical Characteristics % Tangential Shrinkage 
Green to Dry
7.8
%Radial Shrinkage 
Green to Dry
2.6
Density at 12%MC 753 kg/m3
Hardness/Durability (janka test) 5.9 kN
 
redbeech

Species Name:Nothofagus fusca
Family:Fagaceae
Common Name: Red Beech
Type: Hardwood
Uses: Furniture, Flooring & Panelling
Physical Appearance Colour Heartwood light to medium red brown.
Grain Straight, moderately easy to split
Texture Fine and even
Physical Characteristics % Tangential Shrinkage 
Green to Dry
7.6
%Radial Shrinkage 
Green to Dry
2.4
Density at 12%MC 621 kg/m3
Hardness/Durability (janka test) 5.8 kN
 

Species Name:Nothofagus menziesii
Family: Fagaceae
Common Name: Silver Beech Heart
Type: Hardwood
Uses: Furniture and Flooring
Physical Appearance Colour Heartwood pink to greyish pink with a touch of brown.
Grain Straight, moderately easy to split
Texture Fine and even
Physical Characteristics % Tangential Shrinkage 
Green to Dry
5.7
%Radial Shrinkage 
Green to Dry
2.6
Density at 12%MC 621 kg/m3
Hardness/Durability (janka test) 5.8 kN
 
 
redbeech

Species Name:Nothofagus fusca
Family: Fagaceae
Common Name: Red Beech
Type: Hardwood
Uses: Furniture, Flooring & Panelling
Physical Appearance Colour Heartwood light to medium red 
brown.
Grain Straight, moderately easy to split
Texture Fine and even
Physical Characteristics % Tangential Shrinkage 
Green to Dry
7.1
%Radial Shrinkage 
Green to Dry
3.3
Density at 12%MC 609 kg/m3
Hardness/Durability (janka test) 4.3 kN
 
salmonbeech

Species Name:Nothofagus menziesii
Family: Fagaceae
Common Name: Silver Beech Sap
Type: Hardwood
Uses: Furnuture & Panelling
Physical Appearance Colour Heartwood pink to light greyish pink with a touch of brown.
Grain Straight, moderately easy to split
Texture Fine and even
Physical Characteristics % Tangential Shrinkage 
Green to Dry
5.7
%Radial Shrinkage 
Green to Dry
2.6
Density at 12%MC 621 kg/m3
Hardness/Durability (janka test) 5.8 kN
 
silverbeech
Species Name:  Nothofagus menziesii
Family: Fagaceae
Common Name: Silver Beech
Type: Hardwood
Uses:Furniture & Panelling
                                       
Physical Appearance Colour Heartwood pink with a touch of brown.
Grain Straight, moderately easy to split
Texture Fine and even
Physical Characteristics % Tangential Shrinkage 
Green to Dry
5.6
%Radial Shrinkage 
Green to Dry
2.6
Density at 12%MC 419 kg/m3
Hardness/Durability (janka test) 2.5 kN
* Due to variations of colour of the above beech species throughout New Zealand, commercial names Red, Gold, Rose, Silver and Salmon have been ascribed to the sources' geographical location.


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