Asia

Tree Data
The tree grows to a height of about 100 feet (30 m), with a trunk diameter of about 24 inches (60 cm). It sometimes reaches a height of about 150 feet (45 m), with a trunk diameter of 60 inches (150 cm).

Stems are straight and cylindrical, and are usually clear of branches to 40 to 60 feet (12 to 18 m).

Sapwood Color
The clearly defined sapwood is yellow brown in color with a pink or orange tinge.

Heartwood Color
The heartwood is deep red, red brown, pink brown or orange red in color.

Grain
The grain is typically interlocked. Concentric irregular bands of parenchyma cells imparts an attractive figure to the wood.

Texture
The texture is described as uneven and is coarse to moderately coarse.

Luster
The wood is lustrous.

Odor
The wood has no distinctive odor or taste.

Natural Durability
The heartwood is reported to have very little or no reistance to attack by decay causing organisms, termites and marine borers. Resistance to Impregnation Heartwood treatability is rated as fair, while the sapwood is treatable.

Strength Properties
The bending strength of air-dried wood of the species is similar to that of Teak, which is considered to be strong. Maximum crushing strength, or compression strength parallel to grain, is high. Some familiar species with high crushing strength parallel to grain include Hard maple, Teak, and White oak. Hardness is rated as medium. It resists denting and marring about as well as white oak or birch. The weight is high. The wood has high density.

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