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Peterson sawmills are designed to easily cut through a large range of log varieties. They handle both softwoods and hardwoods, and the timber produced can be used for a variety of purposes - to build a house, barn, fences, indoor and outdoor furniture, custom milling and more.

Listed below are a number of tree species often used on Peterson sawmills. The listings include their range, characteristics and common purpose.

If there is another species that you would like included, one you would like to know more about, a personal experience to share, or a correction to one listed,send an email through to Emma.
 
 
 A
 
Alaska-cedar Alder, Common Alder, red Ash, black
Ash, white Aspen, quaking Australian Oak  
 
 B
 
Balsa Beech, American Beech, European Birch, European
Birch, paper Birch, yellow Blackwood, African Blackwood, Aust.
Boxwood Brazilwood Buckeye, yellow Butternut
 
 C - D
 
California-laurel Cedar, true Cedar, South American
Cherry, black Cherry, European Chestnut, American
Chestnut, European Cottonwood, Eastern Cypress, East African
Douglas-fir  
 
 E - F
 
Ebony, African Ebony, East Indian Elm, American
Elm, European Elm, rock Elm, slippery
Fir, balsom Fir, white  
 
 G - I
 
Hemlock, eastern Hemlock, western Hickory, pecan
Hickory, shagbark Honeylocust Incense-cedar
 
 J - L
 
Jarrah Larch, European Larch, western
Locust, black    
 
 M - O
 
Mahogany, African Mahogany, American Maple, bigleaf
Maple, red Maple, sugar Mesqiote
Oak, red Oak, white  
 
 P - Q
 
Pine, European Black Pine, eastern white Pine, kauri
Pine, parana Pine, ponderosa Pine, Scots
Pine, southern yellow Pine, western white Poplar
Yellow-Poplar    
 
 R - T
 
Redcedar, eastern Redcedar, western Redwood
Rosewood, Brazilian Rosewood, Indian Sycamore
Sycamore, plane Teak  
 
 U - Z
 
Walnut, black White-cedar, northern Willow
 
 
This tree species information was given to us fromDiadot
 
 
 
 
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