 | Common name (English) Beach Almond Tree -Tropical Almond Tree – Indian Almond wood Common name (Spanish) Almendrillo – Almendro de Playa – Almendro de Jardín Scientific name Terminalia catappa Family N/A Distribution or habitat Beach Almond Tree is widely grown in tropical regions of the world as an ornamental tree, grown for the deep shade its large leaves provide. Description The tree provides a reddish brown, good-quality, elastic, cross-grained timber that seasons well and works easily. Janka hardness 1795 pounds-force 7980 Newtons Average dried weight 837 kg/m3 Color and Appearance Reddish brown Workability Usually easy to work with tools, machines well. Sands very easily, turns, glues, stains and finishes well. Durability It is strong and pliable and is used for the construction of buildings, boats, bridges, floors, boxes, crates, planks, carts, wheelbarrows, barrels and water troughs. Commercial availability Beach Almond tree wood is in limited supply. Not possible to supply by full container load. But offered by us in a regular basis. Export Restrictions None. |
