Chinese Literary Name: Chonghong Siluo Shuangmu
Latin scientific name: Shorea
Nicknames: Red Shoot Wood, Oil Copy, Sandalwood, Sunken Shoot, Chinese Turtle, Red Barrow
Cross section: Heart sapwood has obvious difference. The heartwood is yellow-brown with peach-red, with dark fine stripes. The sapwood is light in color and 3-5 cm wide. The growth ring is slightly obvious. Voids are common in the section.
Bark: 1.0-2.0 cm thick, hard, not easy to peel. The epidermis is light brown to grayish brown with tortoise cracks and white spots on the back. The endothelium is light reddish brown, phloem fibers are well developed and easy to separate into brown filaments. Endothelial cells often remain on the surface of wood and are easy to roll back in the sun.
Wood properties: weak luster; waxy texture. Deep interlaced texture; fine and uniform structure; very hard quality; high strength; dry shrinkage. It is difficult to process, smooth cut surface and suitable for turning; nails are easy to split and have strong grip force, so drilling must be done first. Strong acid resistance. It's very resistant to decay. Drying is slow.
Main Identifying Points: Endothelium often remains on the surface of timber, and is easy to roll back in the sun. Cavities are common in log section. Wood has waxy texture, toughness, hard texture, wood color and fiber are similar to bamboo.
Distribution: Indonesia and Malaysia
Durability grade: 1-2 grade, belongs to broad-leaved forest timber; good wear resistance; less cracking; anti-splitting; logs can be used outdoors for a long time without chemical treatment.
Material: Weight 1000-1200/m3; light to medium brown, part yellowish, over a long period of time can gradually change to silver grey and bronze.
Usage: Red Barao wood is a natural environmental protection and anticorrosive wood with strong weather resistance and long service life. It is often used in outdoor floor, garden landscape, outdoor anticorrosive wood, balcony, private garden, swimming pool, bar, club, garden landscape, bridge, garden flower rack, wooden fence, sales office, wall decoration board, etc.
Wood density is high, no knot scar, high wear resistance, strong nail holding force, smooth cut surface, is the wood of furniture panels.
1. It belongs to pure natural environmental protection material. It can be used outdoors for a long time without any chemical treatment.
2. The density is higher, the average density is close to the density of water, and it is difficult for water to penetrate wood completely.
3. Without painting, the color of logs is more obvious and does not affect the function and life of wood.
4. The service life is one to two times longer than that of common anticorrosive wood.
5. The characteristics of high wear resistance are more suitable for public places with large flow of people.