Northern Birch

Source: Canada and the Lake States and New England.
Color: Cream or light brown-tinged with red, with thin, nearly white sapwood.
Pattern: Both rotary and sliced, plain and often curly or wavy
Characteristics: Heavy; very strong; hard; close-grained; even texture.
Uses: Furniture; interiors; interior and exterior doors; store fixtures; accessories; etc.
Availability: Readily available as veneer and lumber. As veneer the sapwood of rotary birch is sold as "selected white" and the heartwood as "selected red." The greater volume produced is "natural birch" and contains a normal combination of color tones.