The African continent is home to some of world’s most beautiful exotic hardwoods, it is for this reason OPS has worked over a long period to establish supply partners in this region.
Afrosersalisia afzelii
Heartwood is yellowish brown, occasionally with a reddish or olive-colored hue, darkening with age. Narrow sapwood is pale yellow and is clearly differentiated from the heartwood. Rated as very durable,... Read more
Hymenolobium petraeum
Angelim Pedra is a dense and durable Brazilian hardwood prized for its attractive colour, strength, and weather resistance.
The heartwood ranges from orange-yellow brown to reddish brown, often with darker... Read more
Callitris glaucophylla
Natural resins in the wood impart a distinctive odour to white cypress and are believed to contribute to the timber's impressive natural durability. Heartwood is resistant to termites. Life expectancy... Read more
Lophira Alata
Azobe is firm and heavy, being amongst the hardest usable woods in the world, and is largely impervious to the effects of insects and weather. Heartwood is a dark reddish... Read more
Ochroma pyramidales
Balsa is famous for its wide usage in woodworking, due to its softness and its high strength compared to its low density. The name Balsa is the Spanish word for... Read more
Dicorynia guianensis, Dicorynia paraensis
The wood is dimensionally stable and has a nice, warm, reddish-brown color. With its texture and pleasant color, Basralocus has a pleasing combination of appearance and natural durability not often... Read more
Qualea rosea, Qualea spp., Ruizterania spp
Berg Gronfolo is pinkish brown to red-brown, sometimes olive-brown. Products Available: Logs, sawn timber. Applications: Flooring, interior and exterior joinery, exterior paneling, sliced veneer, molding, boxes, and crates, glued laminated,... Read more
Nauclea diderrichii
Description: Bilinga has impressive strength properties and high levels of fungal resistance. It is therefore especially suitable as a solid wood for highly stressed components in outdoor construction where subsequent... Read more
Manilkara huberi, Manilkara bidentata, Manilkara spp
The wood is dark red brown with purplish shades.
Products Available: Logs, sawn timber, semi or finished product.
Applications: Stakes, Stringed instruments (bow), Hydraulic works (fresh water), Sleepers, Sliced veneer,... Read more
Acacia harpophylla
Small to medium-sized tree yielding a dense, moderately fine-grained hardwood. Heartwood dark reddish-brown. Sapwood thin yellow and quite distinctive.
Fine furniture, can be substituted for Lancewood, Gidgee, Blackwood.
Cinnamomum camphora
Camphor laurel yields a beautiful, rich honey-coloured timber with a clean, fresh camphor smell that is perfect for furniture, carving, and cabinetry. Its heartwood varies widely in colour from pale... Read more
Eucalyptus pilularis
Heartwood ranges from golden yellow to pale brown, sometimes with a slight pinkish tint. The sapwood is lighter and resistant to lyctid borer. Blackbutt has an even texture and straight... Read more
