Figuier (Ficus laevigata)
Family: Moraceae
Common names: Figuier, Figuier banian, Figuier blanc, Figuier maudit, Higuilla, Jagueicillo, Jagueillo, Jaguerillo, Jaguery blanco, Jaguey, Jaguey blanco, Jaguey macho, Short leaved wild fig, Shortleaf fig, White fig, Wild banyan, Wild fig
Distributed in: Bahamas, Cuba, Puerto Rico [US], United States (North America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m
and the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isStraightand the lusterMedium
Natural durability: Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera), Susceptible to insect attack
Kiln Schedules: Dry at a slow speed
Drying Defects: Discoloration, Extension of Existing Shakes
Ease of Drying: Reconditioning Treatement
Blunting Effect: Moderate
Boring: Very good to excellent results
Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw
Gluing: Fair to Good Results
Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Nailing: Poor to Very Poor , Very Good to Excellent
Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Resistance to Impregnation: Permeable sapwood
Resistance to Splitting: Excellent
Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Veneering qualities: Suitable for slicing
Screwing: Very Good to Excellent Results
; Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results
Staining: Fairly Easy to Very Easy;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Density |
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Bending Strength |
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Crushing Strength |
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Hardness |
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Impact Strength |
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Shearing Strength |
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Stiffness |
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1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
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Radial Shrinkage |
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Maximum Load |
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Toughness |
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Static Bending |
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Shrinkage, Tangential = small Shrinkage, Radial = very small
Britton, N.L., Millspaugh, C.F.,1920,The Bahama Flora,Britton & Millspaugh,New YorkBrooks, R.L., et al,1941,Durability tests on Untreated Timbers in Trinidad,Caribbean Forester,2(3,pp101-119Little, E.L., Wadsworth, F.H.,1964,Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook,No.249Takahashi, A.,1975,Compilation of data on the Mechanical Properties of Foreign Woods (Part 2,Central and South America,Shimane University, Japan, Research Report on Foreign Wood No.4
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