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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 Common Names Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Ease of Drying Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Drying Rate Luster Mortising Moulding Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Sanding Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Texture Toxicity Trade Name Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Helicostylis latifolia Trade Name Berba Family Name Moraceae Common Names Berba, Choyba, Querendo Regions of Distribution Central America Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Panama Heartwood Color White Green/grey Red Black Brown Reddish brown Dark brown Dark brown Sapwood Color Red White White to yellow Well defined Grain Figure Even Straight Other (figure) Straight Other figure Texture Medium Coarse Medium Luster Low Lustrous Natural Durability Perishable Non-durable Non-resistant to marine borers Non-resistant to powder post beetles Susceptible to insect attack Very durable Durable Toxicity Some toxic effects Drying Defects Distortion Ease of Drying Fairly Easy Rapidly Kiln Drying Rate Naturally dries quickly Tree Size Tree height is 30-40 m Tree height is 10-20 m Bole length is 10-20 m Tree height is 20-30 m Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Bark width is 10-15 mm Blunting Effect High to severe Boring Fairly difficult to very difficult Cutting Resistance Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw Moderate to saw Mortising Poor to Very Poor Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Moulding Poor to Very Poor Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Nailing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Planing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Poor to Very Poor Results Resistance to Impregnation Permeable sapwood Permeable heartwood Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Easy to machine Difficult to machine Sanding Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Poor to Very Poor Results Screwing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Turning Poor to Very Poor Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Polishing Poor to Very Poor Results Good results Numerical Data Item Green Dry English References Oxford School of Forestry