Clicking any heading in the main data area (at right) will scroll the page back to this top position. Use the following links to jump to the associated section in the main data. Boring Carving Comments Common Names Countries of Distribution Ease of Drying Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Luster Mortising Moulding Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing References Regions of Distribution Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sapwood Color Scientific Name Silica Content Texture Trade Name Turning		Scientific Name Cornus peruviana Trade Name Dogwood Family Name Cornaceae Common Names Dogwood Regions of Distribution Latin America Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Heartwood Color Brown Purple Red Reddish brown Greenish to greyish Brown Sapwood Color Brown White to yellow Well defined Pinkish Grain Even Straight Straight Texture Fine Uniform Even or uniform Fine Luster Low Lustrous Natural Durability Durable Moderately durable Silica Content Siliceous Ease of Drying Reconditioning Treatement Little degrade Comments General finishing qualities are rated as good Boring Fairly easy to very easy Carving Fairly Easy to Very Easy Mortising Fairly Easy to Very Easy Moulding Fairly Easy to Very Easy Planing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Response to Hand Tools Easy to machine Routing & Recessing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Turning Fairly Easy to Very Easy Numerical Data Item Green Dry English References Oxford School of Forestry