Mature wood - zolotisto-brown honey colour, with light and reddish fibres. Wood structure layered, homogeneous, fibres are located practically in regular intervals.
Wood concerns the first class of wear resistance (serves without term restriction at a finding under a roof). It is used mainly in parquet floors. Factor usadki in a radial direction almost same as at balau and kempasa., application of varnishes, glues and first coats on a water basis is not recommended. Before a covering poliuretanovymi varnishes drawing of the first coats excluding «podjig» wood is necessary. For prevention of the subsequent «scheleniya» a parquet at operation indoors it is important to observe optimum humidity of air of 45 %-65 %.
Volume weight in an air-dry condition: 650 - 1050 kg/cubic metres
Well-known tree from family beechen (Fagaceae A Br.). Reaches heights of 40 metres and a thickness of a trunk 2 - 2,5 metres and more. Differs the big variety, totals in total about 200 versions. Widespread in Europe, Asia, the North America, Northern and Southern Africa.