THE TREE Grows to about 100 feet with trunk diameter of 36 to 60 inches. Bole is straight, cylindrical and branch-free for 50 or 60 feet. Dries or fades to light pink-brown. Will mature to golden brown. Sapwood is lighter, but darkens to about the same as heartwood.
Wood is lustrous.
Ordinarily striped, but can be fiddleback. Medium to uniform texture. USES Furniture, cabinets, carvings, interiors and mouldings. Weathers very well. Responsive to boring.