| Source:
Canada and the Lake States and New England. |
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| 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. |
