Hackberry Wood

The sapwood of hackberry is pale yellow to grayish or greenish yellow while the heartwood is a yellowish gray brown to light brown.

Hackberry wood. Hackberry wood dries readily with little degrade. It is pretty much interchangeable with ash for jobs that require staining. The wood of the Hackberry is heavy but is soft and weak.

Its resemblance to ash makes it a great option for people who like the appeal of ash but cant afford it. Its BTUs fall short of prime hardwoods but hackberry logs rate higher on heat than most other soft-wooded trees. Celtis occidentalis commonly known as the common hackberry is a large deciduous tree native to North America.

It is often used as a source of fuel. However with reasonable care hackberry is a beautiful wood worth of the high prices paid for the better grades or ash and elm. Such as a guitar or flute or anything at all.

Hackberry takes a finish well and can be finished in its natural color. Spalted Hackberry happens when the Hackberry tree has been exposed to decay. Our hackberry live edge wood planks come from hackberry trees which are often regarded as being closely related to elm trees.

Most Hackberry is cut into lumber. Because the wood decays quickly when exposed to heavy moisture it is not suitable for exterior uses. For more information about our hackberry live edge wood slabs for sale give us a call.

The common hackberry Celtis occidentalis has the greatest range but a southern hackberry called sugarberry produces the most commercial lumber. Therefore youll want to go with something that is easier to split. The common hackberry is easily distinguished from elms and.