Jatoba (Brazilian Cherry)
Brazilian Cherry Flooring Swatch

Jatoba (Brazilian Cherry) is the most popular hardwood flooring import from Brazil. Known for its hardness and durability, this exotic hardwood is a great choice in both residential and commercial installations.

Appearance

COLOR: Sapwood is gray-white; heartwood is salmon red to orange-brown when fresh, and becomes russet or reddish brown when seasoned; often marked with dark streaks.

GRAIN: Mostly interlocked; texture is medium to rather coarse.

Properties

HARDNESS (JANKA): Extremely hard

DIMENSIONAL STABILITY: Excellent

DURABILITY: Strong and Hard

Resources

Grades - Prefinished

TIMELESS: Strict grading rules limit the size and number of any natural defects such as knots, streaks, or sap wood. Select or Timeless grading is for the customer looking for the clearest and most consistent look to their flooring.

VINTAGE: This grade allows tight filled knots, as well as other naturally occurring characteristics of wood such as streaks, mineral, limited worm holes, color variation and sap wood.

COLONIAL: This grade allows unlimited character markings that are found naturally in solid wood.