Characteristics: This exotic and imported hardwood is strong and hard. It’s heartwood is creamy to brilliant yellow to golden tan. The boards are fine textured with a high surface luster. The grain is straight. Yellow Heart is quite striking and pleasing to the eye.

Common Uses: Yellowheart is used for cabinet making - fine furniture - inlay - carvings - novelty items - and turnery. Because of its extreme canary yellow color, this wood is used for many projects. It is a great accent wood when used with darker species.

Working Properties: Yellowheart is a nice wood to work with hand and machine tools. It can be used in any type of woodworking. It’s fine texture and high luster make it an easy wood to polish.

Common Name: Yellowheart

Tree is Native To: Lower Amazon region of Brazil.

Botanical Classification: Zanthoxylum flavum

Family: Rutaceae

Average Dried Weight: 58 lb/ft.

Average Specific Gravity: .73