aspen wood

Pale trembling lumber

Aspen wood is the pale, lightweight timber from aspen trees, prized for being soft and easy to work.

It's commonly used for sauna interiors because it stays cool to the touch, and for matchsticks, chopsticks, and paper pulp.

The wood has a fine, even grain and resists splintering: The cabin walls were lined with aspen wood.

Related
  • poplarFast-growing deciduous timber
  • quakingTrembling or shuddering
  • tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
  • leavesTree's photosynthetic organs
  • barkSharp canine vocalization

white · pale · lumber · carving · furniture · Colorado · mountains · grove · mountain air · rustling · sauna · lightweight · soft · grain · plywood · veneer · cabin · log cabin

Opposites
wood density and hardness

aspen woodironwood

Tree with extremely dense wood

ebony · hickory · hard maple · oak · black locust

wood classification (hardwood vs softwood botanical)

aspen woodpine

Cone-bearing evergreen

spruce · cedar · fir · redwood · hemlock

material type

aspen woodsteel

Carbon-hardened iron alloy

concrete · aluminum · stone · plastic · granite

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G