Wood is pale yellow without distinction between heartwood and sapwood.
Dries fairly rapidly with a pronounced tendency to surface and end check but little warp. Movement in service is rated as medium. Saws easily and works well with hand and machine tools, good gluing, screwing, and peeling characteristics, tends to split on nailing. The wood is not durable and is liable to termite attack. Requires rapid harvest and conversion or chemical treatments to avoid stain.