| Name | |
| SBB Code | CED |
| Commercial Name | Ceder, Cedro |
| Botanical Name | Cedrela odorata, Cedrela fissilis |
| Family | Meliaceae |
| Properties | |
| Color | Pinkish yellow brown to red brown |
| Grain | Straight, sometimes interlocked |
| Texture | Fine and uniform to rather coarse and uneven |
| Tree size | 20 – 25 m |
| Trunk diameter | 0.6 – 1.20 m |
| Technical Data | |
| Green density (Kg/m3) | 790 |
| Air dry density at 12% MC (Kg/m3) | 450 |
| Bending strength at 12% MC (N/mm2) | 68 |
| Crushing strength at 12% MC (N/mm2) | 42 |
| Durability | |
| Dry wood borer | Class D - Durable |
| Fungi | Class 2 - Durable |
| Termites | Class M - Moderately durable |
| Treatability | Class 3 - Poorly permeable |
| End Use | |
| Veneer for back or face of plywood, Interior joinery, Cigar boxes, Current furniture or furniture components, Glued laminated, Exterior joinery, Ship building (planking and deck), Fiber or paticle boards, Moulding, Formwork, Seats, Sliced veneer, Interior panelling, Cabinetwork (high class furniture), Light carpentry, Wood frame house, Boxes and crates, Musical instuments, Shingles, Sculpture, Wood-ware. |
