Brazilian Cherry Flooring

Also known as Jatoba · Jutai · Locust · Copal

Brazilian Cherry, also known as Jatoba, Paquio and Azucar Huayo, is one of the most popular exotic hardwoods for flooring. Brazilian Cherry, like its American Cherry namesake darkens as it ages to a gorgeous cinnamon-brown heartwood laced with some darker streaks highlighting its beautiful grain and figure. Brazilian Cherry is also incredibly hard and durable with a Janka hardness rating of 2350.

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Brazilian Cherry Flooring at a Glance

Also known asJatoba, Jutai, Locust, Copal, Azucar Huayo, Jatai
Botanical nameHymenaea coubaril
Janka hardness (est.)2,049 lbf
Air-dry density (est.)49.9 lb/ft³
ConstructionSolid
FinishUnfinished, Prefinished
Widths2.25″, 3″, 3.25″, 3.65″, 4″, 5″
Color toneMedium
Styles available9

Prefinished, Unfinished & Engineered Brazilian Cherry Flooring

Hardness and density are estimates from our Wood Species Data — compare Brazilian Cherry with every species we carry.

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Where to Buy Brazilian Cherry Flooring

Talk to us directly: tell us your square footage and we’ll quote your Brazilian Cherry flooring — including wholesale pricing — within 24 hours, shipped from the nearest of our warehouses in New Jersey, Oregon, California and Texas. We also sell through flooring dealers and distributors nationwide, and can tell you who stocks it near you.

Looking for something different? Ask John about lesser-known exotic species — woods most dealers never mention, often with outstanding character and value.

Brazilian Cherry Flooring FAQ

+Where can I buy Brazilian Cherry flooring?

Straight from Elemental Hardwoods, which imports it: request a quote online or call John at (504) 756-8876, and we'll quote you within 24 hours from the nearest of our warehouses in New Jersey, Oregon, California and Texas. We also sell through flooring dealers and distributors nationwide — ask us who stocks Brazilian Cherry flooring near you.

+How much does Brazilian Cherry flooring cost?

Pricing depends on grade, width, finish and quantity, so we quote each project rather than publish prices. Send us your square footage and we'll turn around a quote — including wholesale pricing for dealers and contractors — within 24 hours.

+Is Brazilian Cherry flooring available prefinished, unfinished or engineered?

Elemental Hardwoods carries Brazilian Cherry flooring as unfinished, prefinished & solid hardwood flooring — 9 styles in all, in widths of 2.25″, 3″, 3.25″, 3.65″, 4″ & 5″.

+How hard is Brazilian Cherry flooring?

Brazilian Cherry is estimated at 2,049 lbf on the Janka hardness scale, with an air-dry density of about 49.9 lb/ft³. Like every figure in our Wood Species Data table, it's predicted from the wood's density using Araujo's regression rather than measured — see that page for every species side by side.

+What else is Brazilian Cherry flooring called?

Brazilian Cherry is also sold as Jatoba, Jutai, Locust, Copal & Azucar Huayo (botanical name Hymenaea coubaril).

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