Texture Browser

Botanical Name

Picea abies Karst., Picea excelsa (Lam) Link., Abies excelsa DC. (Fam. Pinaceae)

Trade Names

Fichte, Pezzo, Peccia, Whitewood, Epicéa, Vuren, Baltic pine

Substitution

Silver Fir, Scotch Pine. Pacific Coast Hemlock as well as slight native and overseas hardwoods e.g. Light Red Meranti.

Indigenous to

Widespread throughout Europe from the North Pyrenees to Russia and Scandinavia.

Characteristics

The sapwood and the heartwood are not distinguishable. The wood is very light yellowish brown, often almost white, rather resinous and without a special design. It has a light natural shine. The annual rings differ strongly between the lighter spring- and darker summer wood. The direction of grain is very straight, the texture medium-coarse to fine and constant. The wood has no specific taste and smell.