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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. Boring Carving Comments Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Distribution Overview Drying Defects Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Luster Mortising Moulding Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sanding Sapwood Color Scientific Name Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Ficus eugeniodes Trade Name Small leaved fig Family Name Moraceae Common Names Aoan, Au, Auon, Badhahal, Bedechall, Bedegal, Fig, Hoda, Hodda, Lulg, Nunu, Oot, Small leaved fig, Uosech ra rechelid, Uosechedeléb, Uósech, Wos Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Australia Common Uses Concrete formwork, Construction, Food containers, Interior construction, Moldings Environmental Profile Status has not been officially assessed Distribution Overview Australia and many of the islands and provinces in the Philippines. Heartwood Color Reddish brown Sapwood Color Green/Grey White White in color Grain Interlocked Interlocked Texture Medium Uneven Medium coarse Luster High Natural Durability Perishable Non-durable Durable under water Deteriorate rapidly in contact with the ground Odor Has an odor Drying Defects Distortion Collapse Ease of Drying Thick Stock Requires Care Requires special attention Fairly Easy Easy Thin boards tend to warp Tree Size Tree height is 30-40 m Fig trees often start on other vegetation, send roots to the ground and over take their host Comments Highly vulnerable to fungus and insects, loose textured Light Soft Boring Fair to good results Fairly easy to very easy Carving Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Moderate to saw Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw Cuts well Surfaces tend to be woolly Gluing Fair to Good Results Mortising Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Moulding Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Movement in Service Fair to Good Stability - Medium Movement Nailing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Holds nails well Planing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Response to Hand Tools Responds Readily Easy to machine Dresses with difficulty Routing & Recessing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Sanding Fair to Good Results Turning Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Polishing Fair to Good Results Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 11074 psi Density 35 lbs/ft3 Hardness 766 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 6448 psi Shearing Strength 1225 psi Toughness 54 inch-lbs Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 778 kg/cm2 Density 560 kg/m3 Hardness 347 kg Maximum Crushing Strength 453 kg/cm2 Shearing Strength 86 kg/cm2 References Bolza, E., Kloot, N. H. 1963. The Mechanical Properties of 174 Australian Timbers. Technological Paper No. 25. Division of Forest Products, Center for Scientific and Industrial Organization (CSIRO, Melbourne, Australia. Desch, H. E. 1954. Manual of Malayan Timbers - Volume II. Malayan Forest Records, No. 15. Malaya Publishing House Ltd., Singapore. Schneider, E.E. 1916. Commercial Woods of the Philippines: Their Preparation and Uses. Bulletin No. 14. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Forestry, Manila, Philippines.