Caribbean Heart Pine pictures help answer the questions what is CHP and how does it compare to domestic New Heart Pine? At SYP Direct we do not stage pictures, these are actual Caribbean Heart Pine customer pictures. Both Rustic and Prime grades are represented, all 100% solid real wood with 85% heartwood. The percentage heart is very important as a 50% version of CHP exist in prefinished form. Rustic grade Caribbean Heart Pine has knots, character with red to dark brown colors. Prime grade contains tiny pine knots, if any. The colors are more uniform as the contain less sap than the rustic grade.
Where can you find CHP pictures?
Caribbean Heart Pine pictures, identified as such, are few and far between Caribbean Pine, from Honduras (our source) grows on plantations just like in the United States. A secret no others company will tell you, it grows close to the equator, sub tropics, you know central America? So what? Well, this combination creates heart content (CHP customer pictures) much faster than any North American species. One place where you can find Caribbean Heart Pine pictures is our clients who allow us to show them off. However, some clients like builders may want to rename the species to old growth or even antique, easy enough with up to 90% heart content.
How does CHP compare to Longleaf Heart Pine
Rustic Caribbean Heart Pine has the color and character of full mature old growth Longleaf pine. In fact, with the right finish the look of Antique Reclaimed Heart Pine is possible. Prime grade is what we think of as ‘old school’ Heart Pine. Prime has few knots and clean look which perfect for formal settings. Both grades have 85% (minimum) heartwood on the face of every board. However, rustic will contain more sapwood and color variance- similar to Longleaf Heart Pine. Prime grade will have very few if any pin knots and a much more consistent color pattern.
