Bouls Red Gum 52 mm

This wood smells subtly of vanilla and has an often irregular grain, a silky sheen and a fine, even texture. The rosé to reddish brown-grey heartwood is processed separately from the creamy white sapwood with a reddish tinge.

Trade names and other names

DIN EN 13556 abbreviation: LQST
 Botanical name: Liquidambar styraciflua
 German: Amberbaum, Satin Nussbaum, Satinnuss, Sweet gum
 English: Red Gum, Sweet Gum, Satin Walnut
 French: Noyer satiné, Sweet gum
 Italian: Liquidambar
 Spanish: n.a.
 Portuguese: n.a.
 Dutch: n.a.

Technical wood properties

Weight fresh/green: n.a. kg/m³
Density air dry (12-15% u): 550 - 650 kg/m³
Tensile strength: n.a. N/mm²
Compressive strength: 38 - 45 N/mm²
Bending strength: 80 - 90 N/mm²
Shear strength: 8 - 9 N/mm²
Hardness according to Brinell BII: 42 N/mm²
Hardness according to Brinell: 20 N/mm²
Differential shrinkage (radial): n.a.
 Differential shrinkage (tangential): n.a.
 Natural durability (DIN-EN 350-2): n.a.

Values of the technical properties of a wood species refer to a wood moisture content of u ≅12% to 15%. Data without guarantee.

Occurrence

The amber tree is found in the southern USA, Mexico and Central America.

Trunk and bark

The amber tree grows up to 45 m high and can reach a diameter of 60 to 100 cm.

Characteristics and wood colour

The wood is characterised by an irregular grain, a fine, even texture and a silky sheen (smells of vanilla). The creamy white sapwood with a reddish tinge and the glossy rosé to reddish brownish grey heartwood are processed separately.

Replacement woods

European walnut, beech with heartwood, ash with heartwood

Literature
-Wood Atlas | 6th edition in 2006 | Rudi Wagenführ
-Wood science volume 1-3 | 1982 | Hans Heinrich Bosshard
-Properties and core sizes of wood species | 1989 | Jürgen Sell / Lignum Switzerland