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The timber is soft to moderately hard and light with a density of 435-575 kg m-3 air dry. The sapwood is light yellow-brown with a pink tinge, gradually merging into the heartwood, which is pink to red. Texture is moderately fine to slightly coarse, with interlocked, sometimes wavy grain. The timber is easy to saw and can be planed and finished well, sometimes a little furry, and takes a high polish. Shrinkage upon seasoning is low to high: the timber seasons well with little checking and splitting. The timber is non-durable when explosed to the weather or in contact with the ground. The heartwood is resistant to preservative treatments.
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