Table 4.
30 types of woods selected for testing.
| Name | Scientific name | Type | Rot resistance68–70 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beech | Fagus grandifolia | Hardwood | Slightly or nonresistant |
| 2 | Basswood | Tilia americana | Hardwood | Slightly or nonresistant |
| 3 | Hickory | Carya ovata | Hardwood | Slightly or nonresistant |
| 4 | Quilted Maple | N/A | Hardwood | Slightly or nonresistant |
| 5 | Hard Maple | Acer saccharum | Hardwood | Slightly or nonresistant |
| 6 | African Mahogany* | Khaya spp. | Hardwood | Moderately resistant |
| 7 | Bubinga* | Guibourtia spp. | Hardwood | Moderately resistant |
| 8 | Lovoa* | Lovoa trichilioides | Hardwood | Moderately resistant |
| 9 | Ponderosa Pine | Pinus ponderosa | Softwood | Moderately resistant |
| 10 | Shedua* | Guibourtia ehie | Hardwood | Moderately resistant |
| 11 | Primavera | Roseodendron donnell-smithii | Hardwood | Moderately resistant |
| 12 | Cypress | Taxodium distichum | Softwood | Resistant |
| 13 | Leopardwood | Roupala montana | Hardwood | Resistant |
| 14 | Mesquite | Prosopis glandulosa | Hardwood | Resistant |
| 15 | Spanish Cedar* | Cedrela odorata | Hardwood | Resistant |
| 16 | White Oak | Quercus alba | Hardwood | Resistant |
| 17 | White Oak Quarter Sawn | Quercus alba | Hardwood | Resistant |
| 18 | Walnut Black | Juglans nigra | Hardwood | Resistant |
| 19 | African Padauk* | Pterocarpus soyauxii | Hardwood | Very resistant |
| 20 | Bloodwood | Brosimum rubescens | Hardwood | Very resistant |
| 21 | Chechen* | Metopium brownei | Hardwood | Very resistant |
| 22 | Curupay* | Anadenanthera colubrina | Hardwood | Very resistant |
| 23 | East Indian Rosewood* | Dalbergia latifolia | Hardwood | Very resistant |
| 24 | Granadillo | Platymiscium spp. | Hardwood | Very resistant |
| 25 | Goncalo Alves | Astronium spp. | Hardwood | Very resistant |
| 26 | IPE* | Handroanthus spp. | Hardwood | Very resistant |
| 27 | Monkeypod | Albizia saman | Hardwood | Very resistant |
| 28 | Machiche | Lonchocarpus spp. | Hardwood | Very resistant |
| 29 | Sirari | Guibourtia hymenaeifolia | Hardwood | Very resistant |
| 30 | Tarara Canary Wood | Centrolobium spp. | Hardwood | Very resistant |
*Imported wood as noted on the retailer’s website.