http://www.realoakfloors.co.uk/birch_solid_wood_flooring.php Real Oak Floors stock and supply a variety of Birch wood flooring options. Please browse this section and, if there is a Birch product that you need that is not shown here then please contact us (0844 848 6840) as we are able to source more products than we can show here. About Birch Wood Flooring Yellow Birch, Sweet Birch. Paper Birch (B. papyrifera) is softer and lower in weight and strength than Yellow or Sweet Birch. However, Yellow Birch is most commonly used for flooring. Boards can vary greatly in grain and colour. Birch is the name of any tree of the genus Betula which is closely related to the Beech and Oak family. Historicaly, Birch has had many uses in this country. It has been employed mainly for practical or medicinal purposes but has also had spiritual importance here and in several religions, both modern and historical. Birch is a medium heavy, medium hard and tough wood among the species. Its medium form stable during moisture variation. Due to the unique combination of hardness and toughness, they are used for furniture, joinery, turned products and of course flooring. Real Oak Floors 2006 http://realoakfloors.co.uk/media/thumbs/713_Lacquered_Rustic_Oak_Narrow_Plank.jpg http://www.realoakfloors.co.uk/birch_solid_wood_flooring.php http://realoakfloors.co.uk/cherry_birch_prelacquered_rustic_grade_127mm.php infor@realoakfloors.co.uk, (Real Oak Floors) http://realoakfloors.co.uk/cherry_birch_prelacquered_rustic_grade_127mm.php Tue, 11 Sep 2007 23:02:13 +0200