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Douglas-fir
Grades & Properties of Wood Flooring —
Domestic Species
Scientific Name:
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Other Common Names and Related Species:
- Blue Douglas-fir
- Coast Douglas-fir
- Colorado Douglas-fir
- Common Douglas-fir
- Douglas Tree
- Fir
- Fraser River Douglas-fir
- Gray Douglas-fir
- Green Douglas-fir
- Interior Douglas-fir
- Oregon Douglas-fir
- Oregon Pine
- Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir
Popular Grades of Douglas-fir Wood Flooring:
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Origin:
Western United States and Canada.
Janka Hardness: 660
Douglas-fir is near the bottom of the Janka scale.
Grades of Douglas-fir Flooring Available:
Douglas-fir is typically graded Clear Vertical Grain and #2 Common and Better.
Clear Vertical Grain flooring is the highest grade of Douglas-fir. It has vertical grain and a very uniform pink color without knots and defects.
#2 Common and Better Fir flooring includes all the character found in the wood. Large knots, light yellow sapwood, and some dark heartwood are found in this grade.
