Purpleheart
Common Name(s): Purpleheart, Amaranth
Scientific Name: Peltogyne spp.
Distribution: Central and South America (from Mexico down to southern Brazil)
Tree Size: 100-170 ft (30-50 m) tall, 3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter
Average Dried Weight: 56 lbs/ft3 (905 kg/m3)
Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .76, .90
Janka Hardness: 2,520 lbf (11,190 N)
Purpleheart, a tropical hardwood, which is very dense and hard. When freshly cut the heartwood of Purpleheart is a dull grayish/purplish brown. Upon exposure the wood becomes a deeper eggplant purple. With further age and exposure to UV light, the wood becomes a dark brown with a hint of purple.
Products
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Rosewood Turquoise Wooden Ring Bentwood Set $189.00 – $229.00 -
Kingwood Bentwood $89.00 – $109.00 -
Red Oak Wood Ring $23.00 – $43.00 -
Blackwood & Bloodwood Wood Ring $33.00 – $53.00 -
Birch Wooden Ring Bentwood Set $179.00 – $209.00
