![Canarywood lumber wood, Centrolobium spp lumber for woodworking](graphics/category_species/canarywood.jpg)
Canarywood // Centrolobium spp
Canarywood is a uniquely beautiful wood that parades a prism of natural colors from bright yellow, orange, red and purple. The wood is easy enough to work with hand and power tools, and it’s medium-fine texture lets you give your project a perfectly smooth finish.![color of Canarywood](graphics/icons/CTGY/ColorPalette.png)
Color Range
The very irregular color ranges from yellow to orange with streaks of red, purple and black.![other names for Canarywood](graphics/icons/CTGY/Log.png)
Other Names
Canary, Tarara Amarilla![uses for Canarywood](graphics/icons/CTGY/HandPlane.png)
Some Typical Uses
Furniture, doors, flooring, interior millwork, turning, some musical instruments, small accessories.![the Canarywood tree](graphics/icons/CTGY/Tree.png)
What's the Tree Like?
A medium sized to large well-formed tree; generally up to 100 feet high with diameters of 30-50"; commonly to heights of 40 feet and diameters up to 16". Narrow buttresses.Canarywood grows in Latin America
![map of where Canarywood grows](graphics/maps/latin_america.png)