Appearance: Heartwood varies from yellowish olive to golden brown, sometimes with prominent reddish-brown stripes; not readily separated from the yellowish sapwood. Luster medium to rather high; texture medium; grain roey; without distinctive odor or taste in dry material.

Characteristics: Its density and hardness makes it fair to difficult to work with handtools and machine tools. Straight grained material planes well. Tests show the wood to be durable to white and brown rot fungus. Resistant to dry-wood termites. Variable results in seasoning; some reported easy to dry with little or no degrade; other reports of warping and checking.

Weight: Basic specific gravity (ovendry weight/green volume) 0.58 to 0.73; air- dry density 44 to 56 pcf.

Janka Rating: 2100

Working Properties: Generally reported to be somewhat fair to difficult to work with hand and machine tools; straight-grained material planes well, some tearing occurs strongly roey surfaces.

Uses: Interior/Exterior Flooring, Decking, framing, furniture and cabinet work, shipbuilding, turnery, general construction, utility plywood. It is suggested as a possible substitute for oak.