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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 Boring Carving Comments Common Names Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Distribution Overview Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Mortising Moulding Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Staining Steam Bending Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Veneering Qualities Scientific Name Ficus watkinsiana Trade Name Green leaved Moreton bay fig Family Name Moraceae Common Names Aoan, Au, Auon, Badhahal, Bedechall, Bedegal, Fig, Green leaved Moreton bay fig, Hoda, Hodda, Lulg, Nunu, Oot, Uosech ra rechelid, Uosechedeléb, Uósech, Wos Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Australia, Malaysia, Philippines Environmental Profile Vulnerable Questionable Status has not been officially assessed Distribution Overview The genus Ficus consists of about 800 species distributed throughout India, parts of Asia, the Pacific islands and Australia. There are about 40 Australian species most of which are found in tropical areas. This Ficus grows in the rainforests of north-east Queensland and northern New South Wales. Heartwood Color Brown Red White Tan Reddish brown Brown Sapwood Color White in color Grain Interlocked Interlocked Texture Coarse Exture is described as medium to coarse, and is rather uneven Natural Durability Non-durable Non-resistant to termites Durable under water Deteriorates rapidly when in contact with the ground Ease of Drying Rapidly Little degrade Easy Thin boards tend to warp Tree Size Most Fig trees are reported to start as a seed dropped on to another tree, from whence they roots down to the ground. They finally entrap and often kill the host tree. Others grow directly from the ground, and develop straight and tall trunks Comments Light Little natural resistance to fungus and insects. loose-textured Soft Blunting Effect Moderate Boring Fair to good results Fairly easy to very easy Carving Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Cutting Resistance Difficult to saw Surfaces tend to be woolly Gluing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy 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 Pre-Boring Recommended Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Holds nails well Planing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Resistance to Impregnation Resistant heartwood Permeable sapwood Response to Hand Tools Responds Readily Easy to Work Easy to machine Dresses with difficulty Routing & Recessing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Screwing Pre-boring recommended Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Turning Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Veneering Qualities Veneers easily Steam Bending Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Polishing Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Staining Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 5253 psi Density 26 lbs/ft3 Hardness 1034 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 3548 psi Shearing Strength 872 psi Toughness 25 inch-lbs Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 369 kg/cm2 Density 416 kg/m3 Hardness 469 kg Maximum Crushing Strength 249 kg/cm2 Shearing Strength 61 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.