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The wood is dense and very hard, difficult to plane, but drills, sands and turns well. It is termite resistant. It was once used for railway sleepers and is now prized for ornamental work and furniture. It burns very slowly with intense heat, and is often used for a fire which is intended to burn all night in order to keep wild animals at bay.
Garden furniture is often sold as a patio set consisting of a table, four or six chairs, and a parasol. A picnic table is used for the purpose of eating a meal outdoors. [4] Long chairs, referred to as chaise longue, are also common items. Recently seating furniture has been used for conversation areas using items like couches. [5]
Umbrella magnolias have large shiny leaves 30–50 cm long, spreading from stout stems.In a natural setting the umbrella magnolia can grow 15 m tall. The flowers are large, appear in the spring, malodorous, [5] 15–25 cm diameter, with six to nine creamy-white tepals and a large red style, which later develops into a red fruit (an aril) 10 cm long, containing several red seeds.
The reddish wood is very similar in strength and weight to that of Black Walnut (Juglans nigra), with a specific gravity of 0.55, [9] and is now sought for use in wood carving and furniture. [6] Koa is also a tonewood, [15] often used in the construction of ukuleles, [16] acoustic guitars, [17] and Weissenborn-style Hawaiian steel guitars. [18]
The base of a Yellow Birch trunk. In botany, the trunk (or bole) is the stem and main wooden axis of a tree, [1] which is an important feature in tree identification, and which often differs markedly from the bottom of the trunk to the top, depending on the species. The trunk is the most important part of the tree for timber production.
Maesopsis eminii is a large, fast-growing semi-deciduous tree growing to a height of about 30 m (100 ft). The trunk is straight with a clear bole for the lowest third. The bark is greyish-brown and deeply furrowed. The branches are mostly horizontal causing the crown to be flat, although it becomes more rounded as the tree ages.
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