Hardwood timber can be left to turn silver or oiled to maintain its natural colour.

During the 19th and early 20th centuries, much of the land was used for the logging of mature pine and hardwood timber.

Conflicting policies establishing the rights of the private owners of this land have caused some difficulties in the local hardwood timber production economy.

The historical material for this was the tropical hardwood timber, lignum vitae.

Unsuitable equipment was often supplied for clearing the immense hardwood timber forests.