Description
- -Height : 60′-80 ‘
-Diameter : 2’-3 ‘
-Lifespan :
– Growth : - -Weight : 5.50 lbs / bft
-Hardness : 3840 lbs
Color: The heartwood is pale brown, darkening on exposure to reddish brown with dark, almost black streaks
-Sapwood : Yellow brown or light pink
-Grain : Generally irregular and interlocked
-Texture : Fine, uniform
-Machining :
-Sawmilling : Difficult
-Blunting : Important
-Molding : Difficult
-Planing : Difficult
-Shaping : Difficult
-Turning : Good
-Boring : Difficult
-Mortising : Difficult
-Sanding :
-Polishing :
-Finishing :
-Bending : Very good
-Nailing : Hard (Pre-drilling)
-Gluing :
-Stability:
-Durability: Very good
-Environment:
-Uses : Heavy construction and marine work, floor, railway sleepers, Tools, turning. The bark is extracted for its tannin
-Precautions:
-Budget price : Medium
