Anisillo (Trema micrantha)
Family: Ulmaceae
Common names: Anisillo, Bois de soie, Cabrita, Capulin montes, Capulin negro, Carrasposo, Chaca, Checait, Cuich-pipil, Equipal, Guacima boba, Guacima cimarrona, Guacimillo, Guasimilla, Guasumilla, Huinda, Ixpepe, Izpepe, Juco, Masaquila, Memiso cimarron, Palo de cabre, Pellejo de vieja, Pie de paloma, Pum, Totohopolin, Trema, Yaco de cuero
Distributed in: Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, United States (Central America, Latin America, North America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Common uses: Charcoal, Fuelwood, Posts, Pulp/Paper products
Tree size: Bole length is 10-20 m
Colors: the heart isPink, Redand the sapwoodPink, Red.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium
Natural durability: Durable, Perishable
Silica Content: Siliceous
Drying Defects: Collapse, Distortion
Ease of Drying: Moderately Difficult to Difficult
Blunting Effect: High to severe
Boring: Fairly difficult to very difficult
Carving: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Cutting Resistance: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw
Mortising: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Moulding: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Movement in Service: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Planing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work
Routing recessing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results
Polishing: Fair to Good;
- Numerical data Metric
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