A natural, environmentally sound choice for caskets, hardwood is strong, beautiful and shock-resistant. Choosing a hardwood casket also leaves a legacy for the next generation because wood is a renewable resource.
Hardwood is any wood derived from leaf-bearing trees.
Ninety thousand species of hardwoods exist around the world, but only about 4,000 are adaptable for manufacturing purposes. The eastern seaboard of the United States has historically been a rich source of premium hardwood timber. Prime stands of hardwood forests are common in states including Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Pennsylvania. These forests are closely managed to ensure future availability and environmental safety. Through color variations, knots, and markings of absorbed minerals and other elements, each piece of hardwood tells its own history.