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| Name: | Peruvian Cherry |
| Flooring Trade Name: | Peruvian/Bolivian Cherry |
| Botanical Name: | Manilkara bidentata |
| Lumber Name: | Chicozapote (Mexico), Ausubo (Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic), Nispero (Panama), Beefwood (Guyana), Bolletri (Surinam), Balata rouge (French Guiana), Macaranduba (Brazil) |
| Grows In: | Widely distributed throughout the West Indies, Central America, and northern South America; occurs in many forest types and not exacting as to soil or topography. Locally frequent |
| Color Range: | Heartwood light to dark reddish brown, distinct but not sharply demarcated from the whitish or pale brown sapwood. Texture fine and uniform luster low to medium; grain straight to occasionally slightly wavy or interlocked; without distinctive odor or taste |
| Color Change | Darken to deep reddish tones upon exposure |
| Hardness: | Peruvian Cherry has a Janka Hardness of 3190 compared to 1260 for Red Oak. |
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Working Properties: The wood is moderately easy to work despite its high density, rated good to excellent in all operations. Gluing requires special care to acquire good bond. Steam-bending properties are rated excellent.
Durability: Very resistant to attack by decay fungi; highly resistant to subterranean termites and moderately resistant to dry-wood termites. Not resistant to marine borer attack.
Preservation: Has high resistance to absorption of moisture and is also highly resistant to preservation treatments.
Uses: Heavy construction, textile and pulp mill equipment, furniture parts, turnery, tool handles, flooring, boat frames and other bent work, railway crossties, violin bows, billiard cues, and other specialty uses. Also well known for its yield of balata or gutta-percha collected from tapped trees
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