Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a light to medium reddish brown. Grayish sapwood is not well defined. Grain/Texture: Grain is interlocked, with a medium uniform texture and moderate natural luster.

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Ohia is an ideal hardwood for flooring, woodturning, boxes, cabinets, furniture, and other fine woodworking applications. Hawaiian Ohia, Metrosideros spp., is a Hawaiian hardwood that can also be called Pacific Rosewood. Beautiful ribbon figure is common in this species.

It is a colonizer of recent lava flows. Its flowers are a mass of stamens and range from fiery red to yellow. ‘Ōhi‘a lehua wood was traditionally used for kapa beaters, poi boards, and weapons, while its leaves were used as a medicinal tea. Its flowers and young growth were used for lei and hula altar adornment.

The wood is cream white to light yellow bordering on light brown. Unpleasant odour when green or with rewetted wood. It does not have demarcated sapwood. The grain is straight or interlocked and the texture is medium. The blunting effect is fairly high and peeling and slicing is …

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Aug 28, 2013 · Ohia Lehua or just “Ohia” is a specific type of very dense Hawaiian hardwood. It is grown mainly on the Big Island of Hawaii out of barren lava fields and volcanic soil there. The tree has flowers of white, yellow, orange or red.

The most common tree in Hawaii, Ohia is one of the first species to populate new lava flows, offering vital watershed protection to the evolving terrain. Generally related to as simply “ Ohia, ” you may see it by its formal name ‘ Ohi’a Lehua.

Ohia has a heartwood with a light to medium reddish brown color. The sapwood is a grayish color. The grain is interlocked and it has a medium uniform texture. The wood gives off a moderate natural lustre. The end grain is diffuse-porous. Ohia is rated as non-durable to perishable in regards to decay.

While the heartwood of Ohia ranges from a distinct dark brown to reddish cast, it’s greyish sapwood is ill-defined. The grain is interlocked, with a medium uniform texture, and a moderate natural luster. All together, Ohia gives you a warm, inviting island vibe.