Fifty to occasionally seventy-five feet in height, one to one and one-half feet in diameter. Dark grayish-brown, bark exfoliates in thin scales.
Color, Appearance, or Grain of Wood.
Heartwood brown, sap wood lighter, coarse-grained, compact structure, numerous thin medullary rays.
Structural Qualities of Wood.
Rather light, hard, not strong.
Representative Uses of Wood.
Manufacture of furniture, carriage-frames, cooperage, and fuel.
Weight of Seasoned Wood in Pounds per Cubic Foot.
35.
Modulus of Elasticity.