Description: Wood flooring comes in a wide variety of wood species, surface finishes and widths. Oak is the most popular wood flooring and readily available. Other standard hardwoods include: cherry, maple, walnut, pine, poplar and ash. Many wood flooring manufacturers now offer exotic wood species from all over the globe. Exotic wood flooring offers consumers a flooring product that is a cut above the rest, making a statement about their taste and lifestyle. With so many different species and types of wood flooring on the market it is sometimes difficult to select which floor is best suited to your needs.