Madrone Wood Floor

The older madrone wood can be a lovely salmon pink color and even darker near the center heartwood on very old trees.

Madrone wood floor. Wood floor lovers crave the spectral bark hues of this tree. Madrone is an excellent turning wood and also takes stains and finishes well. However water based glue joints should be thoroughly dry before further machining to avoid subsequent sunken glue lines. We offer widths from 2 1 4 to 10.

Pacific madrone a unique northwestern hardwood with an incomparable warm look pacific madrone is prized for its rich burgundy salmon and warm cream color range. Conservation edit although drought tolerant and relatively fast growing arbutus menziesii is currently declining throughout most of its range. Madrone wood has by far the most varied colors from pale white to very dark brown almost black with pinks browns and reds in between. Arbutus tends to die slowly from the inside out as it ages often leaving part of the center hollow and the wood much darker than new growth.

Pacific madrone hardwood flooring part of the west coast naturals collection of sustainable hardwood flooring at greenhome solutions. Ours is sourced from the umpqua and rogue valleys of oregon where it grows well in the rich soils. Very durable more than 15 harder than red oak. Manzanita wood when dead turns its pale wood into a stunning deep red darker than mahogany.

However young pacific madrone trees don younger stems which may range from green to chartreuse. Being a shrub it is not easy to find enough wood to make say exotic floors. Madrone is burned for firewood though since it is a very hard and dense wood that burns long and hot surpassing even oak in this regard. The 5 wide engineered flooring is available unfinished or prefinished with a natural satin oil that provides a low sheen without harmful chemicals.

At muscanell millworks we are known for producing precisely milled long length solid flooring from sustainable hardwoods. Our thick unfinished flooring has plank lengths up to 12 with an average of 5 in most items. Pacific madrone wood has good strength properties. Madrone grows in forest openings from british columbia to southern california.

Few woods compare to the natural beauty of our pacific madrone. Its rich orange red outer bark peels in large thin sheets to reveal a smooth satin sheen polished greenish silvery color. A true west coast classic renowned for its rich varied palette of mocha browns burgundy reds warm creams and salmon pinks. Set apart by its medium toned warm colors and smooth even grain.