Spruce

Spruce

Origin: Central Europe

Use: Furniture making, doors, interior finishing, musical instruments, car and ship finishing, etc.

Colour: White / Yellow-white / yellow-brown / light brown

Height of tree: up to 60 m.

Texture: Fine

Bark: Light brown when young, reddish brown turning to grey when mature

Processing: Good

Resistance: Low resistance to decay and insects

Average density at 12% moisture content: 0.43 g/cm3
Longitudinal shrinkage T per cent: 8.2
Transverse shrinkage R per cent: 3.9