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The timber is hard and very heavy with a density of 800-980 kg/m3 air dry.The timber is moderately durable.The timber is very difficult to treat with preservatives.Texture is medium to coarse and uneven due to the presence of the extremely large rays. The timber seasons fairly rapidly without serious defects except for some slight end-checking. 25 mm thick boards take about 4 months to air dry.Grain is fairly straight.The timber falls into Strength Group A. It is easy to resaw and cross-cut. Planing is easy and the surface produced is smooth. The timber seasons fairly rapidly without serious defects except for some slight end-checking. 25 mm thick boards take about 4 months to air dry. Shrinkage is very high, especially in the tangential direction. Radial shrinkage averages 2.8%, while tangential shrinkage averages 7.1%.
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