Incredibly durable with outstanding strength, Ipe or Groenhart is twice as dense as most woods and up to five times harder.
It’s tough enough to have enjoyed a long history in the industrial world as the ideal product for railway ties and heavy truck bedding. Yet it's highly attractive appearance makes a magnificent addition to your home.
About Ipe Hardwood
Perfect for both residential and commercial installations. Ipe has a density of 60-75 lbs/ft3 and a Class “A” fire rating in the US making it very resistant to fire, wood boring insects, and fungi.
A cluster of many trees from the Bignoniaceae family, colours vary from a medium straw with olive green overtones to a reddish brown with darker black streaks.
Ipe undergoes a large degree of colour change with the natural aging of the olive-brown tones into a light silver grey colour over time.
A cluster of many trees from the Bignoniaceae family, colours vary from a medium straw with olive green overtones to a reddish brown with darker black streaks.
Ipe undergoes a large degree of colour change with the natural aging of the olive-brown tones into a light silver grey colour over time.
Janka Hardness: 3680
Texture: Fine to Medium
Botanical Name: Tabebuia Serratifolia
Family: Bignoniaceae
International Trade Names:
Complete Technical Characteristics
Texture: Fine to Medium
Botanical Name: Tabebuia Serratifolia
Family: Bignoniaceae
International Trade Names:
- Ipe
- Cortez
- Brazilian Walnut
- Lapacho
- Tabebuia
Complete Technical Characteristics
Physical and processing specifications for this hardwood species.