Name |
Yellow Buckeye (Aesculus octandra) |
Type |
Hardwood. |
Other Names |
Also known as buckeye. |
Sources |
Grows in eastern to central United States. |
Appearance |
Generally straight grained with an even texture. Creamy or yellowish white heartwood and white sapwood. |
Physical Props |
Light, soft, weak, and low in shock resistance and decay resistance. |
Working Props |
Easily worked by hand tools but machines only fairly. |
Uses |
Applications similar to those of aspen, basswood, and yellow-poplar which include furniture, boxes, crates, food containers, drawing boards, plaques, trunks, casks, miscellaneous woodenware, and novelties. |
Comments |
Often sold with other woods. |