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Chilundu
Chilundu (Uapaca kirkana)

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Common names: Chilundu, Kabofa, Lihobohdoo, Mahobohobo, Mpotopoto, Msuku, Muhaka, Muhobohobo, Mushuku, Musuku, Mutongoro, Muzhanje, Muzhanzhi, Umhobohobo, Wild loquat

Distributed in: Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Africa)

Common uses: Boat building (general), Boxes and crates, Carvings, Charcoal, Furniture, Heavy construction, Joinery (external): ground contact, Light construction, Poles, Shingles, Toys, Turnery, Vehicle parts, Veneer

Tree size: Tree height is 40-50 m

Colors: the heart isRed, Reddish brownand the sapwoodColor not distinct from heartwood .The grain isVariable figure, the textureMedium

Natural durability: Non-resistant to termites, Perishable

Odor: Has an odor

Kiln Schedules: Dry at a slow speed

Drying Defects: Distortion, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Thick Stock Requires Care

Blunting Effect: Moderate

Boring: Fairly difficult to very difficult

Carving: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Cutting Resistance: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw

Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Mortising: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Moulding: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Movement in Service: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Holds nails well

Planing: Poor to Very Poor

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work

Steam bending: Poor to Very Poor Results

Screwing: Fair to Good Results ; Turning: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Very Good to Excellent; Varnishing: Good;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 641 kg/m3
Bending Strength kg/cm2
Crushing Strength kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Density 40 lbs/ft3
Weight 39 31 lbs/ft3

Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.

Goldsmith, B., Carter, D.T.,1981,The Indigenous Timbers of Zimbabwe,Forestry Commission, Zimbabwe Research Bulletin No.9Pardy, A.A.,1951,Notes on Indigenous Trees and Shrubs of S. Rhodesia - Uapaca kirkiana,Ministry of Agriculture and Lands S. Rhodesia Bulletin,No.1582Storrs, A.E.G.,1979,Know your Trees - Some of the Common Trees found in Zambia,Zambia Forestry Department, NdolaWhite, F.,1962,Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia,O.U.P. London
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