Caribbean Walnut
Technical species specifications for Caribbean Walnut Hardwood Flooring from Fantastic Floor – Discount Exotic and Domestic Hardwood Flooring, Prefinished Solid Flooring, Unfinished Solid Flooring and Engineered Flooring.
Description
Caribbean Walnut is a variegated medium to dark brown wood, which can have reddish to purplish highlights. It is a species whose beauty is best seen when viewing an expanse of the wood installed rather than just a few samples.

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Scientific Name, Other Names:
Tzalam, Sabicu, False Tamarind
About:
Although marketed as Caribbean Walnut, it bears little relation to the true walnuts in the Juglans genus and can cloesly resemble Koa.
Applications:
Flooring, exterior furniture, interior trim, veneer, turned objects, and other small specialty wood items.
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Tangential Shrinkage:
7.2 %
Radial Shrinkage:
2.7 %
Family:
Lysiloma bahamense
Tree Characteristics:
50-65 ft tall, 2-3 ft trunk diameter
Geographic Area:
Mexico and Central America
Color:
Caribbean Walnut exhibits a large degree of color variability which becomes less prominent over time. The hearwood is light to medium brown, sometimes with a reddish or purplish hue. Darker brown streaks are common. Thin sapwood is a pale, grayish white.
Photosensitivity:
Caribbean Walnut will exhibit a considerable degree of color change over time. From fresh milled, when the specie exhibits a wide range of tones, it will quickly mute down to a more narrow range of medium brown tones which then continue to darken over time.
Luster:
Medium luster
Grain:
Straight grain
Texture:
Open, uniform texture
Drying Characteristics:
Working Characteristics:
Overall working properties are good although may blunt tool edges faster than usual. Turns, glues, and finishes well. Able to take a high natural polish.
Durability Rating:
Very durable and resistant to most insect attacks.





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