SugarPlum Uapaca spp. Tropical areas of West Africa, mostly in swampy regions but may also border on the savanna. High silica content. No information on kiln schedules.
Timber saws with some difficulty due to silica, generally finishes well and glues satisfactorily.
Heartwood moderately durable to highly so and moderately resistant to termite attack. Fruits are edible. 282-3Logs are delivered to a sawmill in southern Nigeria. Export of logs fro this region, as well as from most other tropical areas, is being restricted. M 150 282-2Band mills in Ghana are designed to handle logs 5 feet and more in diameter.