DISTRIBUTION AREA

Semideciduos forests. Departments of Santa Cruz

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TREE DESCRIPTION

Tree Top

Small, dark folliage, simple

Trunk

Trunk conical and uniform, commercial heights up to 35m

Bark

Contracted

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Sapwood Color
Light Brown

Odor
Indistinct

Luster
Medium

Striped
Intense

Hearthwood Color
Light Brown to Yellowish

Taste
Indistinct

Grain
Straight to interlocked

Texture
Medium

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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Basic Density
0,58 g/cm3

Density
(12% MOISTURE CONTENT) 0,78 g/cm3

Radisal Shrinkage
3,9 %

Tangential Shrinkage
8,4 %

Volumetric Shrinkage
13,8 %

Rate T/R
-

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MECHANICAL RESISTANCE
Modulus of Elasticity
148 1000 Kg/cm2

Modulus of Rupture
1316 Kg/cm2

Compression Parallel tp Grain
593 Kg/cm2

Quartered Sawed
- Kg/cm2

Lateral Hardness
604 Kg

Impact Bending
- Kg-m

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TECHNICAL CONDITIONS FOR PROCESSING
Machining
Easy machining . Good finishing.

Preservation
Rather permeable

Natural Durability
Not durable

Drying
Fast, presents a tendencia to twist and bend.

End Users
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