From the United States and Canada. The color varies from light grayish brown to deep chocolate brown to an almost black purplish brown. The appearance of the wood is usually described as warm and inviting. The grain is slightly open and usually straight, but may be wavy or irregular. Texture is usually coarse, but uniform.
Surface is generally dull, but is reported to develop a lustrous patina after many years in use.
The wood has excellent finishing characteristics.