I agree.But for conservation reasons I would go for some European timber, unless the supplier has documented sources of FSC timber (don't trust Indonesian FSC sources,all fakes!). There is also Irish oak and mountain ash (not to be mixed up with the softer "hurley stick ash") that would give hardwearing,burglar resistant quality, but these are usually not available ready made. If going for a particular wet area at the house wall then Spanish chestnut timber is recommendable, boats are made from it (Columbus' ship was made from it) and the Dutch build their waterways with it.