Irish Hardwoods List

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Irish hardwoods list.

Gortarowey forest recreation area. Wild cherry prunus avium is native to ireland. Irish hardwoods contact details telephone. Lough key forest park.

Black cherry prunus serotina red cherry prunus pensylvanica wild cherry prunus avium chestnut castanea spp chestnut castanea sativa american chestnut castanea dentata coachwood ceratopetalum apetalum cocobolo dalbergia retusa corkwood leitneria floridana. County mayo county roscommon. However most cherry wood used in ireland is imported american black cherry prunus serotina. Click the irish hardwood resource is very limited with about 20 000 cubic metres of roundwood harvested each year in ireland.

However the use of irish hardwoods has grown considerably over the past decade. Hiya deidre me too but to the best of my knowledge and i am open to correction the aesculus hippocastanaceae is a genus of about 15 species mainly from south east europe himalayas e. Asia and north america and unfortunately again to the best of my knowledge not a native of ireland. We irish have to settle for the bruts like the crataegus and some rare beauts like the oaks.

Irish hardwoods serves the following areas. New processors and designers have entered and energised the market and advocates such as duncan stewart have opened our eyes to the. 15 irish whiskeys for st. Wall s sawmill has processed irish softwoods and hardwoods from the early 20th century.

Patrick s day 2020 green spot 10 year irish whiskey 333 not to be confused with the regular nas no age statement green spot this whiskey is a great mingling of. Cherry is a semi ring porous wood. In the scale of modern sawmilling the operation is dwarfed by the supermills processing. Click to view the company location.

It has a fine texture a pale sapwood and pinkish brown heartwood sometimes with a green tinge through the wood. If you make or sell or products made of irish timber let us know and we would be delighted to list details.