Coconut timber
Introduction

[thumb\|Coconut logs in [Klaten](/wiki/Klaten "Klaten"), [Java](/wiki/Java "Java"), [Indonesia](/wiki/Indonesia "Indonesia").](/wiki/File:Gelugu_%28coconut_wood%29_in_Klaten%2C_Java.jpg "Gelugu (coconut wood) in Klaten, Java.jpg")
**Coconut timber** is a [hardwood](/wiki/Hardwood "Hardwood")\-substitute from [coconut](/wiki/Coconut "Coconut") palm trees. It is referred to in the [Philippines](/wiki/Philippines "Philippines") as **coconut lumber**, or **coco lumber**, and elsewhere additionally as **cocowood** or **red palm**. It is a new timber resource that comes from plantation crops and offers an alternative to rainforest timber.


Is coconut timber a hardwood-substitute?