List of woods

This is a list of woods, in particular those commonly used to make things.

• Afzelia (Afzelia)
• Agba
• Albizia (Albizia)
• Alder (Alnus)
  • Alder, common (Alnus glutinosa)
  • Alder, red (Alnus rubra)
• Applewood or wild apple (Malus)
• Ash (Fraxinus)
  • Black ash (Fraxinus nigra)
  • Blue ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata)
  • Green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica lanceolata)
  • White ash (Fraxinus americana)
• Aspen (Populus tremula, Populus tremuloides)
  • Aspen, large tooth (Populus grandidentata)
• Ayan (Distemonanthus benthamianus)
• Balsa (Ochroma pyramidale)
• Basswood (Tilia americana)
• Beech (Fagus)
  • Beech, blue (Carpinus caroliniana)
• Birch
  • Birch, gray (Betula populifolia)
  • Birch, paper (Betula papyrifera)
  • Birch, silver (Betula pendula)
  • Birch, sweet (Betula lenta)
  • Birch, yellow (Betula lutea)
• Blackbean (Castanospermum australe)
• Bocote (Cordia alliodora)
• Boxwood/Buis (Buxus sempervirens)
• Brazilwood (Caesalpinia echinata)
• Buckeye, yellow (Aesculus octandra)
• Butternut (Juglans cinerea)
• Catalpa (Catalpa)
• Cedar
  • Cedar, eastern red (Juniperus virginiana)
  • Cedar, northern white (Thuja occidentalis)
  • Cedar, southern white (Chamaecyparis thvoides)
  • Cedar, (Tropical American) (Cedrela odorata)
  • Cedar, true (Cedrus)
  • Cedar, western red (Thuja plicata)
• Cherry, black (Prunus serotina)
  • Cherry, wild red (Prunus pennsylvanica)
• Chestnut (Castanea dentata)
• Coachwood (Ceratopetalum apetalem)
• Cocobolo (Dalbergia retusa)
• Coralwood (Guilbourtia spp.)
• Corkwood (Leitneria floridana)
• Cottonwood, eastern (Populus deltoides)
• Cypress, southern (Taxodium distichum)
• Dogwood (flowering) (Cornus florida)
• Coast Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. ''menziesii')
  • Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca)
• Ebony
  • Ebony, Andaman marble-wood (India) (Diospyros kursii)
  • Ebony, Ebène marbre (Maritius, E. Africa) (Diospyros melanida)
• Elm
  • Elm, American (Ulmus americana)
  • Elm, rock (Ulmus racemosa or Ulmus thomasi)
  • Elm, slippery (Ulmus fulva or pubescens)
• Eucalyptus
  • Eucalyptus, Karri (W. Australia) (Eucalyptus diversicolor)
  • Eucalyptus, Mahogany (New South Wales) (Eucalyptus)
  • Eucalyptus, West Australian mahogany (Eucalyptus marginata)
• Fir (Abies)
  • Fir, balsam (Abies balsamea)
  • Fir, silver (Abies amabilis)
• Greenheart (British Guiana) (Nectandra rodioei)
• Grenadilla (Mpingo) (Dalbergia melanoxylon)
• Gum, black (Nyssa sylvatica)
  • Gum, blue (Eucalyptus globulus)
  • Gum, red (Liquidambar styraciflua)
  • Gum, tupelo (Nyssa aquatica)
• Hemlock (Tsuga)
  • Hemlock, eastern (Tsuga canadensis)
  • Hemlock, mountain (Tsuga martensiana)
  • Hemlock, western (Tsuga heterophylla)
• Hickory
  • Hickory, bigleaf shagbark (Hicoria laciniosa)
  • Hickory, mockernut (Hicoria alba)
  • Hickory, pignut (Hicoria glabra)
  • Hickory, shagbark (Hicoria ovata)
• Hornbeam (Carpinus species)
• Hornbeam, American (Ostrya virginiana)
• Iroko (Clorophora excelsa)
• Ironwood, black (Rhamnidium ferreum)
• Jacarandá, Brazilian rosewood (Dalbergia nigra)
• Lacewood (Platanus species)
• Larch, western (Larix occidentalis)
• Laurel, California (Umbellularia californica)
• Lignum Vitae (Guaiacum officinale and Guaiacum sanctum)
• Locust, black or yellow (Robinia pseudacacia)
  • Locust honey (Gleditsia triacanthos)
• Magnolia, cucumber (Magnolia acuminata)
• Mahogany
  • Mahogany (W. Africa) (Khaya ivorensis)
  • Mahogany (E. India) (Swietenia macrophylla)
  • Mahogany (E. India) (Swietenia mahogani)
• Maple (Acer)
  • Maple, black (Acer nigrum)
  • Maple, red (Acer rubrum)
  • Maple, silver (Acer saccharinum)
  • Maple, sugar (Acer saccharum)
• Mpingo (Grenadilla) (Dalbergia melanoxylon)
• Oak (Quercus)
  • Black oak (Quercus velutina)
  • Bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa)
  • Canyon live oak (Quercus chrysolepis)
  • Common oak European, English (Quercus robur)
  • Laurel oak (Quercus montana)
  • Live oak (Quercus virginiana)
  • Pin oak (Quercus pallustris)
  • Post oak (Quercus stellata or Quercus minor)
  • Red oak (Quercus borealis)
  • Scarlet oak (coccinea)
  • Swamp chestnut oak (Quercus montana (Quercus prinus))
  • Swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor or Quercus platanoides)
  • White oak (Quercus alba)
• Pear (Pyrus communis)
• Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)
• Pine (Pinus)
  • Pine, eastern white (Pinus strobus)
  • Pine, jack (Pinus banksiana or Pinus divericata)
  • Pine, loblolly (Pinus taeda)
  • Pine, longleaf (Pinus palustris)
  • Pine, pitch (Pinus rigida)
  • Pine, red (Pinus resinosa)
  • Pine, shortleaf (Pinus echinata)
• Poplar
  • Poplar, balsam (Populus balsamifera or Populus candicans)
  • Poplar, yellow (Liriodendron tulipifera)
• Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)
• Sassafras (Sassafras uariafolium)
• Satinwood (Ceylon) (Chloroxylon swietenia)
• Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum)
• Spruce (Picea)
  • Spruce, black (Picea mariana)
  • Spruce, red (Picea rubra or Picea rubens)
  • Spruce, white (Picea glauca)
• Sycamore, American (Platanus occidentalis)
• Tamarack (Larix laricina or Larix americana)
• Teak (Tectona grandis)
• Utile (Entandrophragma utile)
• Walnut (Juglans)
  • Walnut, black (Juglans nigra)
  • Walnut, European (Juglans regia)
• Willow, black (Salix nigra)
• Yew