Yellow Birch Hardwood Flooring
Yellow Birch is also referred to as the domestic exotic. Birch is a very straight grained wood with a color difference from creamy yellows to a light reddish brown. People say as the wood ages the beauty comes out more and more. Yellow Birch is mainly grown in the northeastern United States. Birch trees can reach up to 70 ft. tall.
Wood Grading:
Select & better
- Mostly yellow sap wood
- Some pink heartwood
- No knots
- No mineral streaks
- No cracks
#1 Common
- Dime sized knots
- Some pink heartwood
- Some mineral streaking
#2 Common
- Large knots
- Light yellow sapwood
- Dark heartwood
- Worm holes
- Mineral streaking
Characteristics
Hardness/Janka: 1260 or 2% softer than Red Oak
Stability: 9.5 or 10% less than Red Oak
Origin: North America
Grain: mostly straight with some curly grain mixed in. a closed grain wood with even texture.