Red Birch hardwood Flooring
Red Birch is the heart wood of yellow birch. This hardwood is the rarest of the domestic hardwoods of the United States and some of the most sought after hardwood flooring in America. The floor will have a reddish brown glow that you will be unable to get in other hardwoods. The Birch trees are grown in the Northeastern parts of the United States and can reach up to 70 ft. tall.
Wood Grading
Clear/Select
- only red heartwood
- no knots
- no mineral streaks
- no color variation
#1 Common
- dime sized knots
- some color variation
- some mineral streaks
#2 Common
- Mostly heartwood
- large knots
- some sapwood
- some 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.
