Small to Large evergreen tree, reaching 30m tall
Wood varies in colour, has a straight grain with even and fine texture
Particularly suited for boat building and is also used for furniture, panelling, cabinetry, decorative veneer, joinery and turnery
Upright tree, growing up to 20m tall
Wood is lustrous with a uniform, fine to medium texture
In demand as a highly prized furniture wood
In forests, it may reach 20m with a straight trunk
Beautiful ribbon-like grain
Wood is durable, used for veneers, paneling, flooring, turnery
Evergreen tree, between 8m – 20m tall
Uniform pale white colour with almost no visible grain pattern
Saws and planes well. Uses: boat building, inlays, cabinetry, carving and turnery
Small to tall tree of between 8m – 25m
The wood has a fine texture and a straight or interlocked to wavy grain
Strong, heavy and durable wood. Mainly used for furniture, cabinetry, carving and turning
Tall tree, growing to between 15 – 35m
Wood has a fine, even texture and excellent natural lustre
Superb for making chairs due to its strength. Also suitable for flooring, outdoor furniture, fencing, landscaping and retaining walls
Can reach heights between 30m – 45m tall
Timber is pale yellow in colour with fine, even texture and straight grain
One of the best timbers for shipbuilding and alsoused in the construction of houses
South Africa’s national tree, reaching heights of 30m
The wood is pale yellow, straight-grained, fine and even textured
Suitable for furniture, cabinetry, domestic flooring, joinery, interior trimming and turning
In forests may reach up to 10m in height
The grain is straight and the texture is fine and even
A versatile interior finish hardwood and utility choice for furniture construction
Medium to large evergreen tree, up to 30m in height
One of the most highly prized timbers in the world with a fine texture and a straight to spiral interlocked grain
Wood is suitable for high-value furniture, cabinetry, paneling, decorative items, carving and turnery
Tree can reach up to 25m in the forest, but is smaller growing in the open
Wood is pale an close-grained, very fine and even textured
Timber is suitable for furniture, cabinetry, joinery, interior trimming, musical instruments, gun stocks, decorative items, carving and turnery
An evergreen tree, growing from 4 to 18 m high
The wood has a beautiful irregular pattern of dark flecks and bands to produce a characteristic silver grain figure when quarter sawn
The wood is hard and suitable for domestic flooring, furniture, cabinetry, joinery, interior trimming, decorative veneer, decorative boxes, musical instruments, carving and turnery
We sell timber from our indigenous forests to wholesalers and resellers.
Parkes Forests
Comprising approximately 3 500 hectares outside the towns of Knysna and Sedgefield in the Southern Cape, the Geo Parkes & Sons forests are possibly the largest tracts of natural forests in private hands.
