PROS: I've seen this material in parquet as well as strip floor. It has a nice light brown color and is as tough as nails. It's a very stable and straight grained material that wood hold up well in sports courts and commercial use, good substitute for maple and has a warmer appearance.

CONS: If you insist on staining this wood you will find only the lighter dye stains will have any enhancing effects. This material has pores too small for a conventional pigment stain to be used. So hard, it's difficult to sand.