Red Birch (Sweet Birch)
Characteristics: Red Birch is a domestic hardwood. The wood has a light colored sapwood and the beautiful heartwood is dark brown tinged with red. This diffuse-porous wood is hard and strong. The texture is fine and uniformed. Like Yellow Birch, there is often a wavy or curly figure present.
Common Uses: Furniture - veneers - cabinetry - joinery - flooring - doors - butcher blocks and birch beer.
Working Properties: Red Birch has very good machining, gluing and finishing qualities. You must pre-bore when screwing or nailing. Red Birch has the same qualities as Yellow Birch.
Common Name: Red Birch (Sweet Birch)
Tree is Native To: Red Birch grows in the Adirondack, in the eastern Appalachian area and as far south as the northern gulf states.
Botanical Classification: Betula lenta
Family: Betolaceae
Average Dried Weight: 46 lb/ft.
Average Specific Gravity: .65
