Mirage Classic 3/4" Solid Wood Floor: Brazilian Cherry (Jatoba)

Brazilian Cherry Hardwood Flooring

Jatoba is a wood from South America and it is often referred to in the flooring trade as Brazilian Cherry. It is a charmer. Awesome deep rich orange colour and very dense so it lasts through whatever abuse you can throw at it. Since the colour goes right through the thickness of the wood, touch ups are real easy. A great hardwood floor if you have dogs!

Dimensional Stability: average, thus flooring manufacturers must pay particular attention to quality drying & storage to assure this stability. It is an extremely dense wood, and requires technical knowledge to fabricate effectively, knowledge that is often missing in some off shore products. A significant number of consumers have had problems with Jatoba flooring, many due to lack of proper drying.

Durability: Dense and very strong

Janka Hardness Scale: 2350

Colour variation: very high colour variation from an orangy brown colour to almost black. Heartwood that is typically darker to start with, darkens with age. The lighter boards are typically from the outside of the tree and do not tend to age much in colour.

Again in flooring make sure you have a conversation about colour consistency to assure that the product is in line with your decorating needs.. it can have a high degree of colour variation.

Colour change: Brazilian Cherry does darken with exposure to light. Flooring manufactures may include a UV protectant in their finish just as a matter of course, but many prefer to allow it to darken with age... that is part of the appeal to this wood species.

Indentation: Jatoba's density helps it resist many of the dents and scratches. Its extreame colour variation also goes a long way to disguise the defects it acquires through life.