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Pochote
Pochote (Bombacopsis sepium)

Family: Bombacaceae

Common names: Caoba bastarda, Caoba bastardo, Cartageno, Cedre colorado, Cedrillo, Cedro colorado, Cedro dulce, Cedro espino, Cedro espinoso, Cedro macho, Cedro tolu, Ceiba, Ceiba colarado, Ceiba colorado, Ceiba del tolu, Ceiba macho, Ceiba roja, Ceiba tolua, Coton, Espinoso, Habilla, Habilla colorado, Huimba, Jabillo, Jaris, Lanillo, Mahot coton, Masaguaro, Masgorana, Masgrana, Masguara, Murca, Murea, Murebe, Muree, Pochote, Red ceiba, Samauma, Saqui, Saqui-saqui, Squisqui, Sumauma, Sumauma de terra ferme, Sumauma de tierra firme, Tolu, Tolua, Yare

Distributed in: Colombia, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Venezuela (Central America, Latin America)

Distribution overview: reported to occor commonly in the more open forests of Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. It is also found on the Atlantic side of Panama and in Colombia and Venezuela. abundant throughout its growth range, and thrives on mostly well-drained, often gravelly soils on the upper slopes of low hills and ridges

Common uses: Beams, Boat building (general), Boxes and crates, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Cabinetmaking, Carvings, Concrete formwork, Construction, Cooperages, Decks, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Factory construction, Figured veneer, Form work, Foundation posts, Framing, Furniture, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery (external): ground contact, Joinery, Joists, Light construction, Matchboxes, Matches, Millwork, Moldings, Packing cases, Paneling , Particleboard, Plywood, Poles, Porch columns, Pulp/Paper products, Pulpwood, Rough construction, Trimming, Turnery, Vats, Veneer, Veneer: decorative, Wainscotting

Product sources: The ITTO reports that the species is a fairly important source of timber, and is exported in low quantities

Environment profile: Status in wild unknown due to inadequate information

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodYellow, Yellowish.The grain isStraight to interlocked, the textureMedium-Textured and the lusterPronounced

Natural durability: Very resistant to brown-rot fungi , Vulnerable to attack by dry-wood and subterranean termites

Odor: No specific odor

LightInduced Color Change: Lighter

Kiln Schedules: Drying (speed) is fast

Drying Defects: There is usually slight degrade as a result of spring or bow, Warping can be expected

Ease of Drying: No kiln-drying information

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is misshapen

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Blunting Effect: Slight blunting effect on cutting edges

Boring: Good boring qualitites

Carving: Good carving characteristics

Cutting Resistance: Low cutting resistance

Gluing: Moderate gluing properties

Mortising: Good mortising properties

Moulding: Good moulding properties

Movement in Service: Good moulding properties

Nailing: Easy to nail, Good nailing characteristics

Planing: Planes well, to a good finish

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Response to hand tools: Responds well to hand tools

Sanding: Very Good Sanding Properties

Veneering qualities: Difficult to veneer, Easy to cut

Turning: Turns well

Polishing: Satisfactory; Staining: Good staining qualities ;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,44 0,48
Density 464 kg/m3
Bending Strength 456 688 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 38 50 kg/cm2
Hardness 332 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 74 kg/cm2
Stiffness 83 95 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 5 %
Radial Shrinkage 2 %
Weight 448 384 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,49 0,56 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 116 cm-kg
Static Bending 329 481 kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 6490 9794 psi
Crushing Strength 549 725 psi
Density 29 lbs/ft3
Hardness 734 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 3393 5663 psi
Shearing Strength 1061 psi
Static Bending 4683 6843 psi
Stiffness 1186 1365 1000 psi
Toughness 101 inch-lbs
Work to Maximum Load 7 8 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.44 0.48
Weight 28 24 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 2 %
Tangential Shrinkage 5 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 8 %

Max. crushing strength = medium 0
Bending strength (MOR) = low 0
Hardness (side grain) = soft 0
Shrinkage, Radial = small 1
Shrinkage, Tangential = small 0
Max. crushing strength = low
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low
Shrinkage, Volumetric = small
Shrinkage, Tangential = very small
Shrinkage, Radial = very small
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low
Hardness (side grain) = very soft
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Work to Maximum Load = very low
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Density (dry weight)=less than 15 lbs/cu.ft.
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Weight = moderate
Shrinkage, Volumetric=very small
Shrinkage, Volumetric = moderate
High in density
Hardness = medium
Compression strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = very low
The species has medium bending strength in the air-dry condition (about 12 percent moisture content). It is closer in strength to Mahogany than either Teak or White oak, which have higher bending strength.It is lower in this property ( Compression strength parallel to grain, or maximum crushing strength)than Teak.It resists denting and marring about as well as white oak or birch

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