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The timber is moderately hard to hard and moderately heavy to heavy with a density of 480-815 kg m-3 air dry. The sapwood is light yellow-brown and is not differentiated from the heartwood. Texture is moderately fine and even, with straight to interlocked grain. The timber is strong (Strengh group B). It is easy to resaw and easy to fairly easy to cross-cut. Planing is easy and the planed surface produced is smooth to moderately smooth. The timber seasons fairly slowly, without any degrade except for slight insect and fungal attacks. 13 mm boards take approximately 2 months to air dry while 38 mm boards take 5 months. Shrinkage is rather high, with radial shrinkage averaging 1.9% and tangential shrinkage averaging 3.1%. The timber is non-durable under exposed conditions.
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