RED PALM - (Cocos nucifera) also known as Red Coconut Palm, it's native throughout the tropics worldwide and grows from 65-100 feet tall, 1-1.3 ft in diameter.
Red Palm consist of reddish brown fibers embedded in a lighter tan or light brown colored body. Fibers are more densely packed toward the outside of the tree trunk, becoming more and more sparse toward the center of the tree. The center core of the tree is soft and contains none of the darker vascular bundles that give the wood its characteristic look and hardness.
Common uses are flooring, canoes, rafts, walking sticks, knife and tool handles, carvings, rafters, furniture, and turned objects.
Technically neither a softwood nor a hardwood, palm falls into the category of monocots, which also includes bamboo, grass, banana, rice, wheat, corn, etc.
Palm woods have no growth rings.
Red Palm consist of reddish brown fibers embedded in a lighter tan or light brown colored body. Fibers are more densely packed toward the outside of the tree trunk, becoming more and more sparse toward the center of the tree. The center core of the tree is soft and contains none of the darker vascular bundles that give the wood its characteristic look and hardness.
Common uses are flooring, canoes, rafts, walking sticks, knife and tool handles, carvings, rafters, furniture, and turned objects.
Technically neither a softwood nor a hardwood, palm falls into the category of monocots, which also includes bamboo, grass, banana, rice, wheat, corn, etc.
Palm woods have no growth rings.