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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

 

	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

 
 

	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

 

	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

 

	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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