Maclura tinctoria
Common Name(s): Spanish Cedar, Cedro
Scientific Name: Cedrela odorata
Distribution: Native to Central and South America and the Caribbean; also grown on plantations
Tree Size: 65-100 ft (20-30 m) tall, 3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter
Average Dried Weight: 30 lbs/ft3 (475 kg/m3)
Basic Specific Gravity: .38
Hardness: 600 lbf (2,670 N)
Bending Strength: 11,640 lbf/in2 (80,280 kPa)
Elasticity: 1,338,000 lbf/in2 (9,230 [...]
Dalbergia oliveri
Dalbergia sissoo
Dalbergia baronii
Common Name(s): Mopane, Mopani
Scientific Name: Colophospermum mopane
Distribution: Southern Africa
Tree Size: 65-100 ft (20-30 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1.0 m) trunk diameter
Average Dried Weight: 77 lbs/ft3 (1,230 kg/m3)
Basic Specific Gravity: 1.00
Hardness: 2,940 lbf (13,080 N)
Bending Strength: 17,760 lbf/in2 (122,490 kPa)
Elasticity: 2,031,000 lbf/in2 (14,010 MPa)
Shrinkage: Radial: 3.0%, Tangential: 6.0%, Volumetric: 9.0%, T/R Ratio: ~2
Color/Appearance: Heartwood is [...]
