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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 Ease of Drying Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Sanding Sapwood Color Scientific Name Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Veneering Qualities Scientific Name Parinarium griffithianum Trade Name Busu plum Family Name Chrysobalanaceae Common Names Busu plum Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] India Common Uses Furniture Heartwood Color Yellow White Orange Reddish brown Sapwood Color Yellow White Grain Even Closed Straight Figure Wavy Stripe (figure) Texture Medium Fine Coarse Natural Durability Susceptible to insect attack Moderately durable Perishable Resistant to powder post beetles Non-resistant to termites Non-durable Ease of Drying Fairly Easy Rapidly Straight Interlocked Even Figure Stripe (figure) Tree Size Tree height is 10-20 m Bole length is 10-20 m Tree height is 20-30 m Blunting Effect Blunting effect on sawing green wood is severe Blunting effect on sawing dry wood is severe Cutting Resistance Cutting Resistance with green wood is difficult Cutting Resistance with dry wood is difficult Planing Fair to Good Results Resistance to Impregnation Permeable heartwood Permeable sapwood Sanding Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Turning Fair to Good Results Veneering Qualities Veneers easily Veneers moderately easy Suitable for peeling Suitable for slicing Strength Properties Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Density 62 lbs/ft3 Weight 61 50 lbs/ft3 Item Green Dry Metric Density 993 kg/m3 References Cameron, S.,1945,Some Notes on Utilisation of Timbers in the South-West Pacific,New Zealand Journal of Forestry Volume 5(2) 117-127