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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 Comments Common Names Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Distribution Overview Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Luster Mortising Moulding Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Painting Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Staining Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Varnishing Veneering Qualities Scientific Name Phoebe elongata Trade Name Avispillo Family Name Lauraceae Common Names Avispillo, Boniatillo, Laurel avispillo, Laurel bobo, Laurier canelle, Laurier de rose Regions of Distribution Central America Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Guadeloupe Environmental Profile Abundant/Secure Status within its natural growth range has not been officially assessed Distribution Overview Species in the genus Phoebe are distributed in several areas in the tropics, including S. America and southeast Asia. Heartwood Color White Yellow Orange Brown Red The heartwood is described as dark yellowish brown in color Sapwood Color Red Brown Yellow White Grain Even Straight Interlocked Moderately interlocked Generally straight, but not always Texture Fine Medium Fine Even textured Luster Medium Natural Durability Non-durable Perishable Susceptible to insect attack Ease of Drying Fairly Easy Reconditioning Treatement Moderately Difficult to Difficult Tree Size Sapwood width is 0-5 cm Tree height is 20-30 m Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm Certified Source Certified Source Comments Phoebe timbers are generally soft, with moderate properties in weight, strength, and stability Blunting Effect Little Boring Fairly easy to very easy Fair to good results Carving Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Cutting Resistance Rather low Gluing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Mortising Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Moulding Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Movement in Service Excellent Stability - Small Movement Nailing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Poor to Very Poor Results Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Planing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Resistance to Impregnation Resistant heartwood Resistant sapwood Heartwood is resistant Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Routing & Recessing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Screwing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Turning Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Veneering Qualities Veneers moderately easy Difficult to veneer Veneers easily Suitable for peeling Painting Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Polishing Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Staining Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Varnishing Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Specific Gravity 0.62 Volumetric Shrinkage 13 % Item Green Dry Metric Specific Gravity 0.62 References Desch, H. E. 1957. Manual of Malayan Timbers - Volume I. Malayan Forest Records, No. 15. Malaysia Publishing House Ltd., Singapore. Record, S.J. and C.D. Mell. 1924. Timbers of the Tropical America. Published on the Foundation Established in Memory of Amasa Stone Mather, Yale University Press, New Haven CT.