Madrone Wood Floor

Set apart by its medium toned warm colors and smooth even grain.

Madrone wood floor.

Very durable more than 15 harder than red oak. However young pacific madrone trees don younger stems which may range from green to chartreuse. Being a shrub it is not easy to find enough wood to make say exotic floors. Madrone is an excellent turning wood and also takes stains and finishes well.

For most of its common applications e g flooring or furniture its resistance to indentation and abrasion is a plus. Ours is sourced from the umpqua and rogue valleys of oregon where it grows well in the rich soils. Pacific madrone wood has good strength properties. We offer widths from 2 1 4 to 10.

Pacific madrone hardwood flooring part of the west coast naturals collection of sustainable hardwood flooring at greenhome solutions. Conservation edit although drought tolerant and relatively fast growing arbutus menziesii is currently declining throughout most of its range. All the woods we utilize are grown and milled in the u s. Manzanita wood when dead turns its pale wood into a stunning deep red darker than mahogany.

Wood floor lovers crave the spectral bark hues of this tree. Madrone wood has by far the most varied colors from pale white to very dark brown almost black with pinks browns and reds in between. Its rich orange red outer bark peels in large thin sheets to reveal a smooth satin sheen polished greenish silvery color. The 5 wide engineered flooring is available unfinished or prefinished with a natural satin oil that provides a low sheen without harmful chemicals.

The older madrone wood can be a lovely salmon pink color and even darker near the center heartwood on very old trees. However water based glue joints should be thoroughly dry before further machining to avoid subsequent sunken glue lines. A true west coast classic renowned for its rich varied palette of mocha browns burgundy reds warm creams and salmon pinks. Pacific madrone has exceptional resistance to breakage making it suitable for joinery.

Our thick unfinished flooring has plank lengths up to 12 with an average of 5 in most items. Few woods compare to the natural beauty of our pacific madrone. Madrone grows in forest openings from british columbia to southern california. Madrone is burned for firewood though since it is a very hard and dense wood that burns long and hot surpassing even oak in this regard.