European hornbeam
Captured from the historical species datasheet.
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Wissenschaftlicher NameCarpinus betulus
Handels- / gebräuchlicher NameEuropean hornbeam
FamilieBetulaceae
RegionWestern Europe · Southern Asia · Northern Europe · Eastern Europe
Verbreitung
South East England, Thames Valley and locally South Wales and Somerset. Also temperate Europe and Asia Minor. Prefers low lying rich soils or clays and is shade tolerant. Can be coppiced or pollarded and is good for hedges.
Verwendungen
Bearings & bushings, Billiard-cue butts, Brush backs & handles, Decorative veneer, Domestic flooring, Drum sticks, Factory flooring, Figured veneer, Flooring, Flooring: commercial heavy traffic, Fuelwood, Furniture, Joinery, Machinery parts, Musical instruments , Musical instruments, Musical instruments: percussion, Musical instruments: piano, Musical instruments: strings, Organ pipes, Parquet flooring, Piano keys, Pianos , Pulley sheaves, Sounding boards, Sporting Goods, Sub-flooring, Textile equipment, Tool handles, Turnery, Vehicle parts, Veneer, Violin bows, Violin, Wheel spokes, Wheels, Xylophones
Länder & Verbreitung
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Holzbilder
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European hornbeam
Captured from the historical species datasheet.
European hornbeam
Captured from the historical species datasheet.
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Feine HolzarbeitenDekorative DetailsKleine handgefertigte Objekte
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Erscheinungsbild
Heartwood color
Historical source observations are shown separately; differences may reflect source, geography, test condition or publication.
Brown
Red
White
Yellow
Purple
Orange
White to cream
Greenish to greyish
Yellow to golden-yellow to orange
With green streaks
Sapwood Color
Historical source observations are shown separately; differences may reflect source, geography, test condition or publication.
White
Yellow
Brown
Red
Not clearly differentiated from the heartwood.
Luster
Low
Lustrous
Verwendungen & Anwendungen
Common Uses
Bearings & bushings, Billiard-cue butts, Brush backs & handles, Decorative veneer, Domestic flooring, Drum sticks, Factory flooring, Figured veneer, Flooring, Flooring: commercial heavy traffic, Fuelwood, Furniture, Joinery, Machinery parts, Musical instruments , Musical instruments, Musical instruments: percussion, Musical instruments: piano, Musical instruments: strings, Organ pipes, Parquet flooring, Piano keys, Pianos , Pulley sheaves, Sounding boards, Sporting Goods, Sub-flooring, Textile equipment, Tool handles, Turnery, Vehicle parts, Veneer, Violin bows, Violin, Wheel spokes, Wheels, Xylophones
Product Sources
The timber is commercially available from Europe, especially from France.
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