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The Wood:
The grain is usually interlocked, occasionally straight and the texture rather coarse. Density 560kg/m3.
The Tree:
Can grow to heights of 164 feet (50m); bark is smooth, powdery, white, or grey, shedding in short ribbons or flakes, sometimes persistent on the lower trunk
Colour:
It has a pale-yellow sapwood, which is fairly well defined from the light rose-brown heartwood
Typical uses:
Flooring, joinery, kitchens, decking, furniture.
Source region:
Africa, South America
