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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 Certified Source Common Names Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Distribution Overview Drying Defects Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Mortising Moulding Movement in Service Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Sanding Sapwood Color Scientific Name Staining Steam Bending Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Madhuca tomentosa Trade Name Madhuca Family Name Sapotaceae Common Names Madhuca Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Malaysia Environmental Profile Abundant/Secure Distribution Overview Madhuca species are found in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indomalesia, and the Pacific Islands. Heartwood Color Brown Purple Pink Red Sapwood Color Red Brown Grain Even Interlocked Straight Straight Interlocked Texture Fine Even or uniform Uniform Fine to medium Natural Durability Perishable Non-durable Odor Has an odor Drying Defects Distortion Splitting Severe surface checking Severe end splitting Ease of Drying Slowly Thick Stock Requires Care Moderately Difficult to Difficult Difficult Tree Size Tree height is 0-10 m Certified Source Certified Source Blunting Effect Moderate Blunting effect on machining is fairly severe Boring Fair to good results Fairly easy to very easy Difficult Carving Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Cutting Resistance Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw Cutting Resistance with dry wood is difficult Mortising Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Moulding Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Movement in Service Excellent Stability - Small Movement Unstable with Poor Stability - Large Movement Planing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Planes well, to a good finish Easy to plane Resistance to Impregnation Permeable heartwood Permeable sapwood Heartwood is extremely resistant Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Sanding Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Turning Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Steam Bending Poor to Very Poor Results Polishing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Satisfactory results Staining Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Numerical Data Item Green Dry English References Oxford School of Forestry