ACACIA
| Origin: | Europe |
| Other names: | Falsche Akazie, Robinia, Robinier, False Acacia, Black Locust, Robinie |
WOOD DESCRIPTION
| Color: | yellow brown |
| Sapwood: | clearly demarcated |
| Texture: | coarse |
| Grain: | straight |
| Interlocked grain: | absent |
| Note: | Yellow to greenish yellow when freshly cut, heartwood comes darker and rapidly takes a golden brown shade sometimes quite dark. |
NATURAL DURABILITY AND TREATABILITY
| Funghi (according to E.N. standards): | class 1-2 – very durable to durable |
| Dry wood borers: | durable – sapwood demarcated (risk limited to sapwood) |
| Termites (according to E.N. standards): | class D – durable |
| Treatability (according to E.N. standards): | class 4 – not permeable |
| Use class ensured by natural durability: | class 4 – in ground or fresh water contact |
| Species covering the use class 5: | No |
| Note: | This species is listed in the European standard NF EN 350-2. It is the only temperate hardwood introduced in Europe which naturally covers the use class 4. According to the European standard NF EN 335, performance length might be modified by the intensity of end-use exposition. |