HEMLOCK
This wood is also known as Pacific Coast Hemlock in North America and originally only stems from the botanical Tsuga heterophylla species, which is related to a native conifer.
Description
| Botanical name: | Tsuga heterophylla |
| Overall character: | This light colored, straight fibred coniferous wood is often fine-grained and resembles spruce timber with correlative growth ring widths. |
| Color and structure: | The light grey to yellowish grey splint is about 2 cm wide. The heartwood has a slightly darker color, that can slowly turn a yellowish brown in the light, similar to spruce wood. |
| Characteristics/features: | Despite a high initial moisture, artificial drying is easily done. Hemlock is among the medium heavy coniferous woods, similar to native Spruce and Pine woods. |
| Areas of use: | Hemlock is particularly used for interior construction, where it builds the surface. These areas not only require low weight and a uniform color, but a wood structure that is not overly emphasized. Hemlock offers these qualities. |
| Sources: | https://www.holzvomfach.de |