cumaru

Cumaru’s heartwood and sapwood are clearly distinguishable from each other. The sapwood is light yellow, the heartwood yellow-brown to red-brown, usually with yellow-red veins. Cumaru feels slightly oily and when freshly cut has a faintly vanilla smell and tastes like rancid oil.

Properties of this timber species

General

• Botanical name: Dipteryx odorata / Dipteryx alata / Dipteryx spec. div. / Taralea oppostifolia
• ATIBT name: Cumaru

 Strength class

• Cumaru quality class Category 3/Tropical/NEN 5493 is classed in strength class D60 (NEN-EN 338)

 Uses

• Heavy durable structures, sheet piling, noise barriers, bridge and jetty decks, industrial flooring, street furniture, outdoor panelling, veneer and turned goods
• In the countries of origin, it is used for chopping blocks and bats

 Durability

• Resistance to fungi: class 1 (very durable)
• Resistance to insects: Termites class D (sapwood and heartwood very durable), Anobium (woodworm) class D, Hylotrupes (old-house borer) class D

 Density

(850)-1050-(1200) kg/m³ at 12% moisture content

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