Dogwood

Dogwood (Cornus florida)

Common Names: Dogwood, Flowering Dogwood

Distribution: Eastern North America

Color/Appearance: Most boards and planks are composed primarily of sapwood rather than heartwood. Narrow heartwood is a reddish brown. Wide sapwood is cream to pale pinkish in color.

Janka Hardness: 2,150 lb_f

Density: 4.25 lb/b.f.

Shrinkage: 1

Radial (thickness): 7.1%

Tangential (width): 11.3%,

Volumetric (total): 19.9%,

T/R Ratio (width to depth): 1.6

Allergies/Toxicity: 1 Besides the standard health risks associated with any type of wood dust, no further health reactions have been associated with Dogwood.

Controlled species: CITES: no, IUCN: no

Common Uses: Golf club heads, textile shuttles, bows (archery), mallets, pulleys and turned objects.