About the wood
Heartwood golden yellow, light brown, red-brown., or dark brown, sometimes with a greenish, purple, or red tinge, sometimes with dark streaks; sapwood whitish, yellowish, or pinkish-brown, well demarcated. Texture variable from fine to coarse; grain straight to interlocked or irregular and wavy
640 kg/m³Moderately Heavy (12% MC)
Heartwood moderately durable but generally vulnerable to ter…Natural durability
Moderately strongStrength
Very smallShrinkage (green→oven-dry)
SmallMovement in service
InterlockedGrain / texture
Typical uses
- Furniture
- Interior joinery
- Light construction
- Plywood
- Mouldings
Working properties
Working Properties: Saws and machines well and works easily with hand tools and dresses smoothly but with some tearing of interlocked grain; glues well. Intense irritation may be caused by the sawdust
Other species in stock
AieleHannoa klaineanaAbabaUapaca guineensisAzobeMovinguiEssiaNagaFramireLimbaliEmienLatiSougueTechnical values are reference figures for the species/genus and may vary by individual log. Wood photo & technical data: The Liberia Tree Species Manual (LibTA / NDF, FDA schedule-one species). Stock subject to SGS inspection and prior sale.