Greenheart piles, squares and logs
Greenheart (Chlorocardium rodiei) from Guyana, exported to buyers across the United States.
About the timber
Greenheart at a glance
Guyana's signature timber and one of the heaviest structural woods traded. The standard for marine and freshwater work.
Buying marine piles? See how Greenheart compares with pressure-treated pine for service life in salt water.
- Botanical name
- Chlorocardium rodiei
- Also traded as
- Demerara greenheart; syn. Ocotea rodiaei
- Density
- ≈ 1,000 kg/m³ (typical air-dry)
- Durability
- Very durable, marine-grade
- Typical uses
- Piles, wharves, lock gates, bridges, heavy structures
- Ships as
- Logs, squares, piles
Values are indicative, taken from published timber data. They are not a grading guarantee.
Supply
How we supply Greenheart
- Ships as logs, squares, piles, from GFC-licensed concessions in Guyana.
- Squares we cut regularly: 8×8, 10×10 and 12×12 inches in 16, 20 and 24 ft lengths. Other sections to order.
- Long lengths to order. Pieces up to about 11.8 m (38 ft) fit a 40′ container; longer piles and poles ship breakbulk.
- Traceable: every log carries a Guyana Forestry Commission tag, with origin records for your due diligence under the US Lacey Act.
- Phytosanitary certificate with every shipment; fumigation where US import rules require it.
- FOB Georgetown or CIF your US port, agreed per order.
Other Guyanese hardwoods we export: Purpleheart · Kabukalli · Wamara · Mora · Wallaba. See all species, products and sizes or read the buyer FAQ.
Pricing Greenheart for a project?
Send the sizes, volume, destination port and delivery window. We reply within one business day, Guyana time.