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Blunting Effect
Boring
Common Names
Common Uses
Countries of Distribution
Cutting Resistance
Drying Defects
Ease of Drying
Family Name
Gluing
Grain
Kiln Schedules
Luster
Mortising
Moulding
Nailing
Natural Durability
Numerical Data
Planing
References
Regions of Distribution
Resistance to Impregnation
Resistance to Splitting
Sanding
Sapwood Color
Scientific Name
Screwing
Staining
Strength Properties
Synonyms
Trade Name
Tree Size
Turning
Veneering Qualities
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Synonyms
Ficus brevifolia, Ficus lentiginosa, Ficus populnea
Common Names
Figuier, Figuier banian, Figuier blanc, Figuier maudit, Higuilla, Jagueicillo, Jagueillo, Jaguerillo, Jaguery blanco, Jaguey, Jaguey blanco, Jaguey macho, Short leaved wild fig, Shortleaf fig, White fig, Wild banyan, Wild fig
Regions of Distribution
North America, Oceania and S.E. Asia
Countries of Distribution
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Bahamas, Cuba, Puerto Rico [US], United States
Common Uses
Sapwood Color
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| White to yellow |
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Natural Durability
| Perishable |
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| Non-durable |
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| Non-resistant to powder post beetles |
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| Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera) |
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| Sapwood is susceptible to wood staining fungal attack |
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| Non durable |
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| Heartwood is susceptible to wood staining fungal attack |
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Kiln Schedules
Drying Defects
| Extension of Existing Shakes |
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| Discoloration |
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Ease of Drying
| Rapidly |
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| Moderately Difficult to Difficult |
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| Little degrade |
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Tree Size
Blunting Effect
Boring
| Very good to excellent results |
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| Gluing is often difficult |
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Cutting Resistance
Gluing
| Carefully Controlled Conditions |
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| Fair to Good Results |
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Mortising
| Fair to Good Results |
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| Fairly Easy to Very Easy |
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| Difficult to mortise |
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Moulding
| Fairly Easy to Very Easy |
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| Difficult to mould |
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Nailing
| Very Good to Excellent Results |
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| Poor to Very Poor Results |
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Planing
| Fairly Easy to Very Easy |
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| Fair to Good Results |
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| Easy to plane |
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Resistance to Impregnation
| Permeable heartwood |
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| Permeable sapwood |
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Resistance to Splitting
Sanding
| Fair to Good Results |
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| Easy to sand |
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Screwing
| Very Good to Excellent Results |
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Turning
| Very Good to Excellent Results |
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| Fair to Good Results |
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| Fairly Easy to Very Easy |
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| Difficult to turn |
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Veneering Qualities
Staining
| Fair to Good Results |
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| Fairly Easy to Very Easy |
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Strength Properties
| Shrinkage, Tangential = small |
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| Shrinkage, Radial = very small |
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Numerical Data
| Item | Green | Dry | English |
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| Radial Shrinkage | 2 | | % |
| Tangential Shrinkage | 6 | | % |
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| Radial Shrinkage | 2 | | % |
References
Britton, N.L., Millspaugh, C.F.,1920,The Bahama Flora,Britton & Millspaugh,New York
Brooks, R.L., et al,1941,Durability tests on Untreated Timbers in Trinidad,Caribbean Forester,2(3,pp101-119
Little, E.L., Wadsworth, F.H.,1964,Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook,No.249
Takahashi, A.,1975,Compilation of data on the Mechanical Properties of Foreign Woods (Part 2,Central and South America,Shimane University, Japan, Research Report on Foreign Wood No.4
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