European Walnut

Our A+ Grade European Walnut (Juglans regia) Kitchen Worktops A timeless Classic wood with rich divercity of grain. Beautiful Grey-brown with prominent light to darker brown shades or even black streaks, its character compared to its relatives American and African Walnut is quite different while these are darker woods and tend to get darker with age, European walnut worktops are lighter in color andtend to get lighter as time goes by,

Important attributes of European walnut: Close grained, resists water well, medium bending strength, resistance to shock loads is good, excellent carving capabilities, it works well with hand and machine tools, nails, screws and glues well.Due to its great attributes this is one of the most sought after woods for high end furniture production and wood carvings, if you want your kitchen worktop to be the focus point of your kitchen and be hardwearing then a European walnut Worktop is the right choice with its dramatic light to dark brown shades and unique grains combined with strength and durability,

European walnut is also as: English walnut, French walnut, Italian walnut, Persian walnut and Black Sea walnut 

Origin of European Walnut: European Walnut is grown all over Europe from Italy to France and even the UK But its Original origins is from Asia.  

Interesting fact of European walnut: Asia is the first home of European walnut (Juglans regia), The Greeks first took the trees to Italy and transplanted the trees all over Europe then the Romans were accredited with introducing it to England around 1 AD.