What tree is kwila from?

What tree is kwila from?

Kwila

What is Intsia Bijuga in Philippines?

Intsia bijuga is a highly prized tropical tree that yields attractive dense wood and is one of the most valued timbers. The wood is highly resistant to decomposition such that it is often used as a benchmark against which durability of wood from other species is compared (Anonymous 1979).

What is kwila used for?

Kwila is suitable for superior joinery including staircase materials, handrails and posts. It produces high quality, hard wearing flooring and is also used for furniture (indoors and outdoors) and decking. Also a popular timber for boat and ship building.

Where does kwila grow?

West Papua
Almost all the rainforest kwila (or merbau) that comes to our shores originates in Indonesian ruled West Papua. Kwila used to grow across the Asia Pacific but these days it is close to extinction as a species and is only present in commercial quantities on the island of New Guinea.

What is Supa tree?

The Supa (Sindora supa) is a leguminous tree that’s endemic to the Philippines. One interesting feature of this tree are its stipules. These are the small leaf-like growths on the stems. You can see it on the 2nd photo. Another reason why I like this tree is the dark green color of its leaves.

How long does a kwila tree take to grow?

Kwila takes 75 to 80 years to reach commercial size and 83% of the kwila forests in New Guinea have been logged or are planned to be.

Do termites eat kwila?

The tree is a species of flowering tree in the pea family and has a variety of common names including ipil, merbau and kwila. Merbau timber is very durable and termite-resistant making it a highly valued material for timber flooring and timber decking.

What colour is natural kwila?

Kwila, also known as Merbau Decking, is a popular tropical hardwood decking used in New Zealand and Australia. Kwila / Merbau is naturally a reddish brown colour and is known to be affected by tannin bleed – a kind of leaching of colour as the wood ages.

Is kwila good firewood?

Kwila is a high quality, strong and durable hardwood. The heartwood is yellowish-brown, brown or dark red, red-brown, turning to a dark red-brown with age. The wood is hard and heavy, the texture moderately coarse but even, and the grain may be straight or interlocked but is often wavy.

Is kwila termite resistant?

What wood do termites not eat?

Naturally Resistant To deter the pests, homeowners can obtain heartwood-grade lumber for construction projects. Termites also tend to avoid specific species of trees such as redwoods, yellow cedar, Laotian teak, and cypress. However, these types of wood are not as long-lasting as treated lumber.

Is merbau the same as kwila?

Merbau and Kwila are the same timber, it’s just called different things by different people… In Indonesia and Malaysia it is called Merbau, in PNG it’s called Kwila. Merbau/Kwila comes from the Intsia species of tree.