English Wych Elm Flooring

Full of character each 8 x 72 elm plank features unique organic spalting rich tonal variation and painted beveled edges that all add levels of interest creating a beautiful harmonious floor.

English wych elm flooring.

Average quality elm english wych board with medium figurelength 144avg width25 3thickness2board feet50 7view other products from the same log. Many translated example sentences containing wych elm french english dictionary and search engine for french translations. Solid elm flooring particularly english elm flooring creates a stunning floor. Offering a viable alternative to the english elm the waterproof wood of the wych elm was also a favourite for carpenters and was even used to make water pipes in days gone by.

Wych elm trees may be squatter and less imposing than their cousins but they continue the elm s tradition of providing a valuable contribution to their local ecosystem. Along with its mixtures of green red brown and gold wych elm has a chatoyancy that is only surpassed by the finest koa. It is also found in iran. Their human use and wildlife value are very similar to english elm.

The field elm ulmus minor cultivar atinia commonly known as the english elm formerly common elm and horse may and more lately the atinian elm was before the spread of dutch elm disease the most common field elm in central southern england though not native there and one of the largest and fastest growing deciduous trees in europe. All our elm is sustainably sourced throughout the uk and europe. Wych elm is subtly different to english elm and the two species can be hard to tell apart. Wych elm ulmus glabra is also a member of the ulmus genus.

When wych elm is heavily burled few can argue its supremacy as one of the most sensational of all timbers. It is a deciduous tree growing to 40m and flowering february to march. At sutton timber we understand that care needs to be taken with english elm as the grain is quite wild and the wood is therefore more sensitive to variations in moisture. Wych elm has a greyish brown bark with vertical fissures.

Captivating stylish and incredibly versatile spalted wych elm is the perfect pattern to make a statement. English elm engineered wood flooring offers boards with a creamy contrasting sapwood and prominent swirling grain with loads of interest. This fabulous but increasingly rare timber is an absolute stunner. Richens noted that elm populations exist in.

Extremely hardwearing it exhibits a colour that is a rich honeyed brown. Wych elm with purple hues and vibrant green constitutes a real statement floor. Ulmus glabra the wych elm scotch elm or scots elm has the widest range of the european elm species from ireland eastwards to the urals and from the arctic circle south to the mountains of the peloponnese in greece. The presence of the wych elm ulmus glabra a very rare tree.