HGR-Hooglandgronfolo

Name  
SBB Code HGR
Commercial Name Hoogland gronfolo
Botanical Name Qualea albiflora
Family Vochysiaceae
Properties  
Color yellowish, gray to cream colored
Grain often slightly to moderately interlocked
Texture medium to decidedly coarse
Tree size 30-60
Trunk diameter 0.6-1
Technical Data  
Green density (Kg/m3) 1260
Air dry density at 12% MC (Kg/m3) 630
Bending strength at 12% MC (N/mm2) 70
Crushing strength at 12% MC (N/mm2) 60
Durability  
Dry wood borer Class S - Susceptible
Fungi Class 3 - Moderate Durable
Termites Class S - Susceptible
Treatability Class 2 - Moderately permeable
End Use  
Interior and exterior joinery, general carpentry, furniture, sleepers