Western hemlock is used for pulpwood, lumber, and plywood.

Oregon myrtle, often just called myrtle wood, also known as California laurel (Umbellularia californica), is the most expensive wood in North America. The wood, especially the burls, has exquisite grain and color, especially if the logs were submerged for a while before processing.

A rare, smooth, extraordinary wood.

Outstanding furniture wood ignored by most sawmills.

A Mahogany cousin.

Bubinga is a hard and heavy wood that is grown in Cameroon, Gabon and the Ivory Coast of Africa.

The Wood Doctor discusses the many species classified as red oaks.

Characteristics of dawn redwood were first known from fossils. Dawn redwood is a fast growing softwood tree if grown in good conditions with lots of water.