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Clicking any heading in the main data area (at right) will scroll the page back to this top position. Use the following links to jump to the associated section in the main data. Comments Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Ease of Drying Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Luster Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Strength Properties Texture Toxicity Trade Name Tree Identification Tree Size Turning Varnishing Scientific Name Aphananthe philippinensis Trade Name Alasiis Family Name Ulmaceae Common Names Alasiis, Asbestos ash, Axe handle wood, Elm, Grey handlewood, Mail, Mallban, Native elm, Rough leaved hickory, Tulipwood Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Australia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines Common Uses Baseball bats, Handles: general, Heavy construction, Ladders, Light construction, Mine timbers, Pulp/Paper products, Tool handles, Turnery, Vehicle parts Heartwood Color Brown Black Yellow Red Orange Pink Green/grey White to cream Greenish to greyish Yellow to golden-yellow to orange Sapwood Color White Yellow White to yellow Grain Even Straight Interlocked Straight Interlocked Texture Coarse Fine Medium Luster Low Medium Dull Natural Durability Susceptible to insect attack Very durable Durable Perishable Non-durable Moderately durable Resistant to termites Resistant to powder post beetles Non-resistant to termites Non-resistant to marine borers Non-resistant to powder post beetles Perishable Non durable Susceptible to marine borer attack Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera) Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles Toxicity Some toxic effects Drying Defects Checking Distortion Moderate twist/warp Ease of Drying Fairly Easy Tree Identification Bole/stem form is not buttressed Bole/stem form is buttressed Tree Size Tree height is 20-30 m Tree height is 10-20 m Bole length is 0-10 m Bole length is 10-20 m Tree height is 0-10 m Bark width is 5-10 mm Bark width is 0-5 mm Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm Comments General finishing qualities are rated as poor Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Gluing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Movement in Service Unstable with Poor Stability - Large Movement Excellent Stability - Small Movement Nailing Pre-Boring Recommended Planing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Resistance to Impregnation Permeable sapwood Permeable heartwood Response to Hand Tools Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Screwing Pre-boring recommended Turning Poor results Difficult to turn Polishing Satisfactory results Good results Varnishing Satisfactory Good results Strength Properties Shrinkage, Tangential = small Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Shrinkage, Radial = small Shrinkage, Radial = moderate Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Density 36 lbs/ft3 Weight 35 28 lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 4 % Tangential Shrinkage 7 % Item Green Dry Metric Density 576 kg/m3 Weight 560 448 kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 4 % References Anderson, R.H.,1947,The Trees of New South Wales,New South Wales Department of Agriculture Audas, J.W.,Native Trees of Australia,Whitcombe & Tombs PTY. Ltd Boas, I.H.,1947,The Commercial Timbers of Australia - Their Properties and Uses,Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Melbourne Francis, W.D.,1951,Australian Rain-forest Trees,Commonwealth of Australia - Forestry and Timber Bureau Keating, W.G., Bolza, E.,1982,Characteristics properties and uses of timbers. South East Asia, Northern,Australia and the Pacific,C.S.I.R.O. Div. Chemical Technology,Inkata Press,1 Reyes, L.J.,1938,Philippine Woods,Commonwealth of the Philippines Department of Agriculture and Commerce,Technical Bulletin,No.7