a) General description : Heartwood varies from light to deep reddish-brown. Grain straight to interlocked, moderately coarse textured to medium. Logs may have brittle heart or softhearted and cross fractures or heartbreaks.
b) Mechanical properties : It has moderately good wood bending properties; the other types cannot be bent without severe buckling or fiber rupture.
c) Seasoning: Dries rapidly with little degrade except where tension wood occurs, causing serious distortion. Small movement in service.
d) Working properties: There is a moderate blunting effect on tools, and tension wood or brittle heart and interlocked grain can cause woolliness. Nailing, screwing and gluing properties are good and it may be stained and polished to an excellent finish.
e) Durability: Liable to insect attack. The heartwood is moderately durable but extremely resistant to preservative treatment and the sapwood is moderately resistant.
f) Uses: It is extensively used for laminations especially in cold moulded processes. Rotary cut logs is used for plywood and sliced veneers for decorative work.
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