Fir wood typically has a light yellowish to reddish-brown color, often featuring a straight grain and a fine, uniform texture. The heartwood can be darker than the sapwood, which is usually a pale yellow or white. Over time, fir wood may darken slightly with exposure to light and air.
Light brown
No, Fir is a softwood.
Yellow fir and red fir are both the same species. (douglas fir) It goes like this they are identical until the tree reaches a mature age.(Somewhere between 80 and 180 years old, depending upon location, elevation and soil type) Then the outermost growth rings start to reflect a yellow color. Prior to this stage the wood is red. So a red fir turns into a yellow fir once it reaches a certain age. Any subsequent growth will be yellow wood. The heartwood and any inner rings will remain red. The yellow colored wood is put on as the tree continues to grow.
Yes, fir wood is considered strong compared to other types of wood due to its durability and resistance to warping and bending.
Fir, and other pine trees are considered soft woods. fir is soft wood and is cheaper than hard wood.
There are at least five different trees classed as Douglas Firs. Pseudotsuga menziesii the Oregon Douglas Fir. P.macrocarpa the Large Coned Douglas Fir. P.japonica the Japanese Douglas Fir. P. caesia the Fraser River Douglas Fir and P. glauca the Blue Douglas Fir none of them are true firs the difference being that the cones are pendulous and drop intact. Pseudotsuga means pseudo , false, tsuga , hemlock.
gray
Very light brown.
Fir wood is usually light and soft but is sometimes used for interior finishing and for crates and boxes.
Dry Douglas Fir
Balsam fir is a type of wood. It is a soft wood.
ash and sometimes fir