Wood For Outdoors
WOOD SPECIES |
DECAY RESISTANCE |
STRENGTH |
SHOCK RESISTANCE |
WORKING PROPERTIES |
COST |
Ash, white |
Poor |
Fair |
Excellent |
Average |
Low |
Beech, American |
Fair |
Fair |
Fair |
Good |
Low |
Birch, yellow |
Fair |
Good |
Excellent |
Good |
Average |
Butternut |
Poor |
Fair |
Fair |
Good |
Average |
Cedar, aromatic |
Excellent |
Fair |
Fair |
Average |
Average |
Cedar, Northern white |
Good |
Poor |
Poor |
Fair |
Average |
Cedar, Western red |
Excellent |
Poor |
Poor |
Good |
Average |
Cherry, American |
Good |
Fair |
Fair |
Good |
Average |
Elm, American |
Good |
Fair |
Fair |
Fair |
Low |
Douglas-fir |
Fair |
Fair |
Fair |
Average |
Low |
Maple, hard |
Poor |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Good |
Low |
Oak, red |
Fair |
Good |
Fair |
Average |
Average |
Oak, white |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Good |
Average |
Low |
Pine, Eastern white |
Fair |
Fair |
Fair |
Good |
Low |
Pine, Southern yellow |
Fair |
Fair |
Good |
Average |
Low |
Poplar, yellow |
Fair |
Fair |
Fair |
Good |
Low |
Redwood |
Excellent |
Poor |
Poor |
Good |
Average |
Spruce, sitka |
Poor |
Fair |
Fair |
Average |
Average |
Teak |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Fair |
High |
Walnut, black |
Good |
Fair |
Excellent |
Good |
High |
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