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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. Blunting Effect Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Ease of Drying Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Drying Rate Kiln Schedules Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Painting Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Strength Properties Texture Toxicity Trade Name Tree Size Varnishing Scientific Name Euphorbia tirucalli Trade Name Heji ye mukaka Family Name Euphorbiaceae Common Names Heji ye mukaka, Ingotsha, Kalli, Kanyan'anya, Lanka sij, Milk bush, Milk hedge, Nawahandi, Nevli, Rubber hedge, Rusungwe, Sehud, Seyr, Shazaunglethnyo, Thuvar, Tiru kalli, Tsokete, Tsokotela, Yele gulla Regions of Distribution Africa, Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] India, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe Common Uses Boxes and crates, Furniture, Model airplanes Heartwood Color Yellow Orange White Red Pink Brown White to cream Sapwood Color White Yellow Red Same as heartwood Grain Even Straight Figure Weak (figure) Weak figure Straight Texture Coarse Medium Natural Durability Perishable Susceptible to insect attack Non-resistant to powder post beetles Non-resistant to termites Non-durable Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera) Perishable Toxicity Dermatitic effects Kiln Schedules Dry at a slow speed Drying Defects Distortion Splitting Checking Collapse Internal Honeycombing Possible Ease of Drying Moderately Difficult to Difficult Rapidly Kiln Drying Rate Naturally dries quickly Tree Size Tree height is 10-20 m Tree height is 20-30 m Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Bole length is 0-10 m Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm Blunting Effect Moderate Little Cutting Resistance Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw Easy to saw Cutting Resistance with dry wood is easy Gluing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Easy to glue Movement in Service Fair to Good Stability - Medium Movement Excellent Stability - Small Movement Stable Nailing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Easy to nail Planing Fair to Good Results Poor to Very Poor Results Very Good to Excellent Results Planes well, to a good finish Easy to plane Resistance to Impregnation Permeable sapwood Permeable heartwood Heartwood is moderately resistant Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Easy to machine Difficult to machine Routing & Recessing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Screwing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Painting Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Good results Polishing Fair to Good Results Varnishing Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Good results Strength Properties Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Density 32 lbs/ft3 Weight 31 25 lbs/ft3 Item Green Dry Metric Density 512 kg/m3 References Goldsmith, B., Carter, D.T.,1981,The Indigenous Timbers of Zimbabwe,Forestry Commission, Zimbabwe Research Bulletin No.9 White, F.,1962,Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia,O.U.P. London Wood, B., Calnan, D.,1976,Toxic Woods,British Journal of Dermat 94 Suppl. 13