Douglas Fir Quarter Cut

Pseudotsuga Menziesii Franco

The color of the sapwood varies from white to creamy white to reddish white, and the heartwood varies considerably from yellow or light reddish yellow in trees with narrow growth rings to orange-red or dark red in trees with wide growth rings. The sapwood is clearly differentiated. The growth rings are noticeably marked by the abrupt change in color from earlywood to latewood. The wood rays are visible in edge-grained (quartersawn) lumber. The grain (fibers) is normally straight, although it can be wavy or spiraled. The texture of the grain varies from medium to coarse (open).

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