Beech

NZ Beech timber - details see: https://www.buildingsupplieshub.com/beech-10097899

Type: Other Timber

Place of Origin: New Zealand

New Zealand's Red beech (N. fusca) prefers the foothills and inland river valley floors particularly where soils are fertile and well draine.

Species Name:Nothofagus fusca Family:Fagaceae Common Name:Red Beech Type:Hardwood Uses:Furniture, Flooring & Panelling
Physical Appearance	Colour	Heartwood light to medium red brown.
	Grain	Straight, moderately easy to split
	Texture	Fine and even
Physical Characteristics	% Tangential Shrinkage Green to Dry	7.6
	%Radial Shrinkage Green to Dry	2.4
	Density at 12%MC	621 kg/m3
	Hardness/Durability (janka test)	5.8 kN