Tupelo (American White Wood) Other Names: Water Tupelo Uses: Tupelo is cut principally as lumber for shipping containers, furniture, Cigar or tobacco boxes, pallets, crates, baskets, and floors and platforms that are subject to heavy wear. . It is also used in railway ties and as pulp. Availability: 4%of the total supply of all kinds […]
Sap Gum (American Southern Cherry) Other Names: Red Gum, Sweetgum Uses: Sweetgum is used mainly for lumber, plywood, and railroad crossties. The lumber goes principally into boxes and crates, furniture, interior trim, and millwork. Description: The lumber from sweetgum is usually divided into two classes – sap gum, the light-colored wood from the sapwood, and […]
Hackberry Uses: Most hackberry is cut into lumber, with small amounts going into dimension stock and some into veneer. Most of it is used for furniture and some for containers. Description: The sapwood of both species varies from pale yellow to greenish or grayish-yellow. The heartwood is commonly darker. The wood resembles elm in structure. […]
Cottonwood Uses: Some cottonwood is difficult to work with tools because of fuzzy surfaces. Tension wood is largely responsible for this characteristic. Cottonwood lumber and veneer go largely into boxes, crates, baskets, and plates. Description: The heartwood of cottonwood is grayish-white to light brown. The sapwood is whitish and merges gradually into the heartwood. Range: […]
Elm
Uses:
Elm lumber is used principally in boxes, baskets, crates, and slack barrels; furniture, agricultural supplies and implements; caskets and burial boxes; and vehicles. The hard elms are preferred for some uses where more strength is required.
Description:
The sapwood of the elm is nearly white and the heartwood light brown, often tinged with red.
Sycamore
Uses:
Sycamore is used principally for lumber, veneer and railroad crossties. Sycamore lumber is used for furniture, boxes (particularly small food containers), pallets, flooring, handles, and butcher’s blocks. Veneer is used for fruit and vegetable baskets, decorative panels and door skins.
Description:
The heartwood of sycamore is reddish-brown and the sapwood is lighter in color and normally 1 1/2 to 3 inches thick.