Wood Handbook, Wood as an Engineering Material

Scientific Name Index

U.S. Wood Species—Hardwoods

Acer macrophyllum Pursh Maple, Bigleaf (Soft Maple Group)

Acer negundo L. Boxelder (Soft Maple Group)

Acer nigrum Michx. f. Maple, Black (Hard Maple Group)

Acer rubrum L. Maple, Red (Soft Maple Group)

Acer saccharinum L. Maple, Silver (Soft Maple Group)

Acer saccharum Marsh. Maple, Sugar (Hard Maple Group)

Aesculus glabra Willd. Buckeye, Ohio

Aesculus octandra Marsh. Buckeye, Yellow

Alnus rubra Bong. Alder, Red

Betula alleghaniensis Britton Birch, Yellow

Betula lenta L. Birch, Sweet

Betula nigra L. Birch, River

Betula papyrifera Marsh. Birch, Paper

Betula populifolia Marsh. Birch, Gray

Carya aquatica (Michx. f.) Nutt. Hickory, Water (Pecan Hickory Group)

Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch Hickory, Bitternut (Pecan Hickory Group)

Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet Hickory, Pignut (True Hickory Group)

Carya illinoensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch Hickory, Pecan (Pecan Hickory Group)

Carya laciniosa (Michx. f.) Loud. Hickory, Shellbark (True Hickory Group)

Carya myristiciformis (Michx. f.) Nutt. Hickory, Nutmeg (Pecan Hickory Group)

Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch Hickory, Shagbark (True Hickory Group)

Carya tomentosa (Poir.) Nutt. Hickory, Mockernut (True Hickory Group)

Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. Chestnut, American

Celtis laevigata Willd. Sugarberry (Hackberry Group)

Celtis occidentalis L. Hackberry

Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Beech, American

Fraxinus americana L. Ash, American White (White Ash Group)

Fraxinus latifolia Benth. Ash, Oregon (White Ash Group)

Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Ash, Black (Black Ash Group)

Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Ash, Green (White Ash Group)

Fraxinus profunda (Bush) Bush Ash, Pumpkin (Black Ash Group)

Fraxinus quadrangulata Michx. Ash, Blue (White Ash Group)

Gleditsia triacanthos L. Honeylocust

Juglans cinerea L. Butternut

Juglans nigra L. Walnut, Black

Liquidambar styraciflua L. Sweetgum

Liriodendron tulipifera L. Yellow-Poplar

Lithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.) Rehd. Tanoak

Magnolia acuminata L. Cucumbertree (Magnolia Group)

Magnolia grandiflora L. Magnolia, Southern

Magnolia virginiana L. Sweetbay (Magnolia Group)

Nyssa aquatica L. Tupelo, Water

Nyssa ogeche Bartr. ex Marsh. Tupelo, Ogeechee

Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Tupelo, Black

Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora (Walt.) Sarg. Tupelo, Swamp

Platanus occidentalis L. Sycamore, American

Populus balsamifera L. Balsam poplar (Cottonwood Group)

Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. Cottonwood, Eastern

Populus grandidentata Michx. Aspen, Bigtooth

Populus heterophylla L. Cottonwood, Swamp

Populus tremuloides Michx. Aspen, Quaking

Populus trichocarpa Torr. & Gray Cottonwood, Black

Chapter 2 Characteristics and Availability of Commercially Important Woods