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East African greenheart
East African greenheart (Warburgia ugandensis)

Family: Canellaceae

Common names: East African greenheart, Kenya greenheart, Musiga, Musunui, Muziga, Mwiha, O-sokoni, Ol-sogunoi, Sok

Distributed in: Kenya, Uganda (Africa)

Common uses: Boat building (general), Boxes and crates, Cabinetmaking, Carvings, Flooring, Fuelwood, Furniture, Heavy construction, Joinery, Light construction, Millwork, Musical instruments, Plywood, Poles, Posts, Turnery

Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m

Colors: the heart isGreenish to greyish, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeThe grain isStraight, the textureFineand the lusterLustrous

Natural durability: Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles, Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera)

Ease of Drying: Easy

Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw

Nailing: Difficult to nail, Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Planing: Planes well, to a good finish

Resistance to Impregnation: Heartwood is resistant

Response to hand tools: Easy to machine


Polishing: Satisfactory;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 801 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 4 %
Weight 785 624 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Density 50 lbs/ft3
Weight 49 39 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %

Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = large
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large

Battiscombe, E.,1926,A Descriptive Catalogue of some of the Common Trees and Woody Plants of,Kenya Colony,Crown Agents for the Colonies LondonBolza, E., Keating, W.G.,1972,African Timbers - the Properties, Uses and Characteristics of 700 Species,C.S.I.R.O. Div. of Building ResearchEggeling, W.J.,1940,Indigenous Trees of Uganda,Govt. Printer Entebbe UgandaPatterson, D.N.,1963,The strength of Kenya timbers, their derivation and application,Kenya Forestry Department Research Bulletin,No.23Timber Information Assoc. Ltd.,1947,Notes on East African Timbers,TRADA, Timber Information, No.28Wimbush, S.H.,1950,Catalogue of Kenya Timbers,Govt. Printer Nairobi Kenya
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