Veneer Amboina Burl

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Wood speciesAmboina Burl
Bot. NamePterocarpus indicus
Tradename EnAmboyna Burl
Type Deciduous tree
Price
Color Light Brown, Brown, Red
Thickness 0.6 mm
Wood Structure Burl
SurfaceSmooth
TreatmentNatural
Country of harvestAsia
Usages Interior, Furniture, Door
Certification No Certification possible
Note

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Detailed Description

A tree of very different shapes and sizes, on average up to 30 m high with diameters between 80 and 150 cm. Shaft up to 12 m knotless with strong plank roots. Trunk often irregularly shaped.

Tradenames and other names

Bot. Name: Pterocarpus indicus

Tradename De: Amboina Maser

Tradename En: Amboyna Burl

Properties

Raw density: 690 - 750 Kg/m3

Occurrence

On the Malay Peninsula, the Moluccas and the Philippines, and in the southern part of China, planted in Burma.

Characteristic and wood color

Sapwood and heartwood clearly separated. The sapwood is up to 12 mm wide and whitish to cream-coloured. The heartwood is different and changes trunk colour from light yellow to reddish brown or blood red, on average light reddish brown or carmine red, with black or dark stripes, shiny. Pores clearly visible and numerous. The burls, which are processed into veneer, are particularly prized.