Grades & Properties of Wood Flooring —
Domestic Species
Fir (Douglas-fir)
Scientific Name:
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Other Common Names and Related Species:
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Blue Douglas-fir
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Coast Douglas-fir
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Colorado Douglas-fir
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Common Douglas-fir
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Douglas Tree
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Douglas-fir
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Fraser River Douglas-fir
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Gray Douglas-fir
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Green Douglas-fir
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Interior Douglas-fir
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Oregon Douglas-fir
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Oregon Pine
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Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir
Origin:
Western United States and Canada.
Janka Hardness: 660
Douglas-fir is near the bottom of the Janka scale.
Grades of Douglas-fir Flooring Available:
Douglas-fir is typically graded Clear Vertical Grain and #2 Common and Better.
Clear Vertical Grain flooring is the highest grade of Douglas-fir. It has vertical grain and a very uniform pink color without knots and defects.
#2 Common and Better Fir flooring includes all the character found in the wood. Large knots, light yellow sapwood, and some dark heartwood are found in this grade.
Learn more about these specific Douglas-fir wood flooring grades:
