| Botanical Name: | Picea abies Karst., Picea excelsa (Lam) Link., Abies excelsa DC. (Fam. Pinaceae) |
| Trade Names: | Fichte, Pezzo, Peccia, Whitewood, Epicéa, Vuren, Baltic pine |
| Substitution: | Silver Fir, Scotch Pine. Pacific Coast Hemlock as well as slight native and overseas hardwoods e.g. Light Red Meranti. |
| Indigenous to: | Widespread throughout Europe from the North Pyrenees to Russia and Scandinavia. |
| Characteristics: | The sapwood and the heartwood are not distinguishable. The wood is very light yellowish brown, often almost white, rather resinous and without a special design. It has a light natural shine. The annual rings differ strongly between the lighter spring- and darker summer wood. The direction of grain is very straight, the texture medium-coarse to fine and constant. The wood has no specific taste and smell. |
