Barbasco (Canella winterana)
Family: Canellaceae
Common names: Barbasco, Caneel, Canela, Canela blanca, Canela de la tierra, Canelier blanc, Canelilla, Canella, Canelle poivree, Canelon, Cillament-bush, Cincmon canella, Cinnamon bark, Curbana, Malambo, Pepper cinnamon, Pica-pica, Weisse zimmt, Whitewood bark, Wild cinammon, Wild cinnamon, Witewood bark
Distributed in: Bahamas, Colombia, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico [US], United States, Venezuela (Latin America, North America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Common uses: Agricultural implements, Charcoal, Chemical derivatives, Joinery, Poles, Structural work, Turnery
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm
Colors: the heart isBrown, Greenish to greyishand the sapwoodWell defined, White to yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMedium
Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable
Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good
Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw
Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Planing: Very Good to Excellent
Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work
Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results
Polishing: Satisfactory;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
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Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft
Britton, N.L., Millspaugh, C.F.,1920,The Bahama Flora,Britton & Millspaugh,New YorkFors, A.J.,1965,Maderas Cubanas,Inst. Nac. Ref. Agraria La HabaraLittle, E.L., Wadsworth, F.H.,1964,Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook,No.249Record, S.J., Hess, R.W.,1943,Timbers of the New World,Yale University PressRecord, S.J., Mell, C.D.,1924,Timbers of Tropical America,Yale Univ. PressSchiffino, J.,1945,Riqueza Forestal Dominicana (Three volumes,Secretaria de Estado de Agric. Ind. y Trabajo
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