Species info: Cherry, Patagonian
The Species:
Flooring Trade Name: Patagonian Cherry
Botanical Name: Guibourtia, chodatianal
Lumber Name: Kuruguay / Sirari
Grows In: Paraguay / Bolivia
Description
Patagonian Cherry is unique pinkish red, rose colored wood which is extremely dense.
Color Range & Color Change:
Color Range: Patagonian Cherry exhibits a wide range of color variability between pale pinks to darker purplish reds with occasional dark striping.
Color Change: Patagonian Cherry undergoes a medium degree of color change from a pink red to a slightly deeper medium red with the muting of the initial color variation.
Hardness
Patagonian Cherry is 220% as hard as red oak (2800 on the Janka scale vs. 1260 for red oak).
