Histological structure:
Grain: straight;
Texture: coarse and uniform.
Characteristic defects:
Small sound but numerous knots;
Local resin concentrations;
Quite vulnerable to worms and weather conditions;
Occasional high content of moisture in the heartwood;
Ring shake.
Permeabilty:
permeable sap, impermeable heartwood.
Working properties:
Sawing: easy;
Drying: it dries fairly rapidly with little risk of splits and warp;
Planing: easy;
Glueing: good;
Nailing and screwing: inclined to splits;
Finishing: unbalanced finished colour.
Main uses:
Construction and panelling;
Windows, doors, mouldings, architectural joinery and flooring;
Furniture;
Packaging;
Musical instruments;
To extract cellulose for paper.
Mechanical properties:
Tensil strength : 710 kg/cm²
Compressive strength : 450 kg/cm²
Specific weight:
Green 860 kg/m³
Dried 450 kg/ m³
Size of planks:
Thickness 22mm-200mm
Width 95mm-300mm
Lenght 3000mm/4000mm/6000mm