Ring porous trees

[ArborM]

Are there other trees that are ring porous angiosperms other than Oaks? If so, what are some examples. Also from a timber perspective are these trees the strongest hardwood?

 

[bootboy]

Ash. While not "the strongest" it's pretty tough stuff. I've never seen a wooden shovel handle made from anything but. Most MLB bats are made from ash as well. I'm not sure if hickory meets your definition of "ring porous".

There are different measurements of the strength of wood, but most anyway you slice it, for North American hard woods you'll find ash and hickory among the top 5 on every list.

 

[Pelorus]

I think there is an Ontario company that is making MLB bats out of sugar maple. Bowling pins are made out of maple as well? I enjoy making axe / maul handles out of ash and ironwood.

 

[buzz sawyer]

I think there is an Ontario company that is making MLB bats out of sugar maple. Bowling pins are made out of maple as well? I enjoy making axe / maul handles out of ash and ironwood.

I believe you are correct on the B bats and B pins. The ash bats split too easily.
Is Catalpa ring porous?

 

[Pelorus]

Maple Baseball Bats | Wood Baseball Bats By MaxBat
Their website says "Our maple kicks ash"

 

[bootboy]

I stand corrected. I would have thought while very hard, maple would be a bit brittle. My Louisville slugger is ash.

 

[beastmaster]

Osage-orange is a ring porous tree often used to make Bows, Honey locust also comes to mind, and is a hard wood.

 

[formationrx]

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maple... back in the day it was used for block pulleys... its the also the best wood for power transfer.... like on a belt system set up...

 

[forestryworks]

Microscopic Wood Anatomy

Check the first chart under Dicots.

 

[ArborM]

Thanks for all the input. I really appreciate it!

 

[ATH]

You asked 2 questions:

Are there other trees that are ring porous angiosperms other than Oaks? If so, what are some examples.

forestryworks gave you what you need for this one

Also from a timber perspective are these trees the strongest hardwood?

You got all kinds of shots in the dark (relatively dark....maybe more of a dusk) for this one

When you say "are these the strongest hardwood" do you mean ring porous or oak? Either way the answer is "no" - one is just "no" (oak) the other is "not even close" (ring porous).

Be prepared to wait for the 15MB download, but here is your answer: Wood as an Engineering Material
To really understand, you need to read chapters 5 and 9. For a quick glance, see the charts in chapter 5 on pdf pages 108-110

Note that "strength" can mean different things: compression bending, sheer, stiffness. And the 'strongest' will depend on which defintion you are looking for, so there is no easy answer to the quesion of which wood is the strongest.