Ambrosia Maple Flooring Lumber

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Ambrosia maple flooring lumber. The beetle burrows into the tree and leaves a fungus in it s path which is what creates the discoloration in the wood and create a very unique pattern in each board. This is wood with character. Tidewater selects through a lot of lumber to include the super wormy for a unique look. When the worm creates a whole and oxygen enters it creates a dark flag streak in the lumber.

We can supply small projects and whole houses. Ambrosia or wormy maple flooring is very unusual and is hard to come by. Musical instruments millwork cabinets and furniture. Tension wood tends to fuzz when machined.

We sort this lumber by hand for the best looking wormy patterns. Ambrosia maple flooring produces a unique floor. Ambrosia maple flooring our wormy maple flooring is priced at 3 50 per sq ft for mixed widths. To order just one width the price is 3 75 per sq ft.

Not a distinct species of maple. Ambrosia maple is a unique lumber that produces an equally unique floor. Ambrosia maple is considered a decorative feature which gives the wood additional character and can be available for purchase. Ambrosia maple wormy maple botanical designation.

Whenever we come across this distinctive wood we make sure that people who inquire about ambrosia maple flooring know some very important things. The wood has beautiful brown and gray stripes with small worm holes. The wormholes are caused by the ambrosia beetle. The majority of ambrosia maple is found in species of soft maple.

Although soft maple has a janka hardness rating between 750 and 900 depending on the species count on the hardness of ambrosia maple being slightly softer due to the fungus. It is prized for its unique patterns and streaking. The ambrosia beetle causes the wormy pattern in soft maple lumber and the result is very unique looking lumber. This lovely wormy pattern will not effect the final performance of the lumber in any negative way.

Ambrosia maple isn t necessarily a specific tree but an effect on the appearance of the wood of the red or soft maple tree that s been infested by the ambrosia beetle. The infestation results in numerous gray fungus streaks and discolorations. This flooring is a character grade and will have a beautiful look and feel to it as you can see in the pictures. Ambrosia maple grows in north america.

Ambrosia maple lumber is in the soft maple family of woods. 30 2 to 38 0 lbs ft 3 485 to 610 kg m 3 depending on species. Spalting is any kind of wood coloration caused by fungi.