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Last Updated on Thu, 05 Aug 2010 | Outdoor Furniture

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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