COMMON NAMES:   English walnut, Persian walnut, European walnut, Circassian walnut

SPECIFIC GRAVITY:   .47

DENSITY:  32 lbs./cu.ft.

TANGENTIAL MOVEMENT:   6.4%

RADIAL MOVEMENT:   4.3%

VOLUMETRIC SHRINKAGE:

DURABILITY1:   Moderately good

SOURCE:  Western and central Asia to Western Europe

DESCRIPTION:   English walnut is variable in color and density depending on where it grows. Heartwood brown with a grayish-brown background, often with irregular dark streaks and wavy grain. Also available as highly-figured veneer. A superb cabinet wood that works easily and takes a high polish.

1 Durability refers to a wood's resistance to rotting in wet environments.