Gmelina arborea Trade names: White Teak; Yemane (Burma); White Beech (Australia)

Rough squared Gmelina prepared for export to India

Species Details

• KFPL's main species.
• Very dense and a sinker when fresh cut (over 1000kg per m³).
• When air dried to 12% moisture content it is 500-600kg m³.
• Gmelina logs from KFPL are generally denser than the stated figure averaging approximately 700kg per m³
• Gmelina is a pale straw coloured timber with a fine grain and slight lustre.
• Saws/machines very well; is slow to season but is very stable when fully seasoned.
• Used for manufacturing furniture, doors, window frames, flooring and mouldings.
• Suitable for interior ‘whitewood’ and kitchen furniture.
• Also used for industrial pallets.
• Appears to take repeated wetting and drying without degrade with potential for use in boat building – a closely related species is used locally for manufacture of canoes.
• Suitable for pulping and paper making. 

For log prices and grades  availability please contact  Keith Smith   keiths@pfpltd.co.nz