What is Wood?
Wood is a structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants.
Top Wood Companies In South Africa
Foresta Timber And Board (Pty) Ltd
Address: 2 Arnold St, Alrode, Alberton, 1451, South Africa
Areas served: Gauteng
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 4:45 pm
Phone: +27 11 908 5828
Country Woods Cape Town
Address: 15 2nd Rd, Montague Gardens, Cape Town, 7441, South Africa
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 4:30 pm
Phone: +27 21 552 2631
Stevens Lumber Sawmill
Address: R71 Vluchtkraal Farm, 0730, South Africa
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 4 pm
Phone: +27 15 276 6200
Where does wood come from in South Africa?
The bulk of South Africa’s forestry plantations are located in Mpumalanga followed closely by KwaZulu- Natal.
Other plantations are spread across the Eastern Cape, Limpopo and the Western Cape. Pine and eucalyptus are the predominant species in the South African forestry industry.
What is the strong wood in South Africa
African blackwood is considered to be among the hardest and densest of woods in the world; indeed, among some 285 species tested,
(including Lignum Vitae), Gabriel Janka originally found African Blackwood to be the very hardest.
Why is wood so expensive in South Africa?
However wider 228mm raw material from the Southern Cape sawmills has become very expensive. It has had an average 20% increase in price in the last 3 months.
This is due to continued demand for an ever-dwindling raw log supply.
What wood grows in South Africa?
South Africa grows 3 major genera: Pine, Eucalyptus and Wattle.