Bolanchin (Eriobotrya bengalensis)
Family: Rosaceae
Common names: Bolanchin, Ching-neilei, Dieng sijnerei, Dieng-la-bysu, Maya, Pet sut, Theng-okri-arong
Distributed in: Burma, India, Malaysia (Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Common uses: Turnery
Tree size: Tree height is 10-20 m
Colors: the heart isPurple, Whiteand the sapwoodWhite
.The grain isStraight, the textureMedium
Natural durability: Resistant to wood staining fungal attack, Susceptible to insect attack
Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly
Ease of Drying: Slowly
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is fluted
Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw
Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Planing: Very Good to Excellent
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work
Painting: Very Good to Excellent; Varnishing: Very Good to Excellent;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Desch, H.E.,1954,Manual of Malayan Timbers (2 vols,Malayan Forest Records,no.15Ramesh, Rao K., Purkayastha, S.K.,1972,Indian Woods - Their Identification Properties and Uses,Dehra Dun India,Vol. 3Whitmore, T.C.,1973,Tree Flora of Malaya A Manual for Foresters Volume 2,Forest Department Ministry of Primary Industries Malaysia
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