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General Information

Hopea foxworthyi is a medium-sized evergreen tree. The bole is narrowly buttressed[].
The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is a good quality construction timber that is used locally and also traded.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Southeast Asia - Philippines.

Habitat

Seasonal semi-evergreen forests, where it is locally common on red sticky volcanic soils along ridges at elevations from 600 - 700 metres[].

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	0.00 m
Pollinators	Insects
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The heartwood is a pale straw colour, turning rapidly to clear brown on exposure, often with irregular, narrow streaks, which are grass green when just from the saw, but turn to dark greenish brown or nearly black; it is not clearly demarcated from the 4 - 8cm wide band of lighter coloured sapwood. The texture is fine to very fine; the grain straight, sometimes a little interlocked; there is a small, but very pretty, silver grain. The wood is moderately heavy to heavy; moderately hard to hard; somewhat durable. The wood seasons well, neither checking nor warping much; once dry it is moderately stable in service. It is easy to work. It is used in construction for items such as posts; beams, joists, rafters; flooring, sheathing and ceilings; it is also used for masts and spars; ship planking and decking; doors; moldings; pestle shafts in rice mills; carriage panels; furniture and cabinetwork; carpenter's sawframes. On account of its smooth straight grain and toughness, it should make excellent broom, rake, and hoe handles[].

Propagation

Seed -

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