Other Common Names:

Botanical Name:
Grevillea robusta

Family:
Proteaceae

Mature Tree Height, Diameter:
to 150 ft , 2-4 ft

Weight @ 12% M/C:
38 lbs./ft.3

Working Properties:
Rated very high in all around machinability.

Growing Regions:
Coffee and tea plantations, areas in tropical and subtropical areas.

General Characteristics:
Pinkish to yellow brown, texture medium to coarse, grain straight to wavy, figure is prominent on quartered faces, some people develop skin rash when working.

Uses:
Joinery, furniture, parquet flooring, decorative veneers, turnery, light construction

Acceptable Substitutes:
Quartersawn White Oak

References:
"Tropical Timbers of the World", USDA Handbook #607, Sept. 1984, p. 354

Discussion:
One of several species of, usually, plantation trees that produce a wide "flake" on the quartered face.