Timber Logs, Shape : Logs

anigre wood details(know your wood) color/appearance: heartwood is a light yellowish-brown, sometimes with a pinkish hue. color tends to darken to a more golden brown with age. pale sapwood is not well defined. figured grain is occasionally present, such as curly or mottled grain. workability: overall working characteristics are fair, though depending on the species used, anigre may have silica present and therefore have a blunting effect on tools. anigre is reported to have a faint odor similar to cedar. grain/texture: grain is straight to interlocked, with a medium uniform texture and a good natural luster. endgrain: diffuse-porous; radial multiples of 2-4; medium pores in short radial rows, few; tyloses occasionally present; parenchyma reticulate; narrow rays, spacing normal to fairly close. rot resistance: sapwood susceptible to blue fungal staining during initial drying. common uses veneer, plywood, and interior furniture; inboard form it’s used for boatbuilding, general carpentry, and other light construction uses. comments: formerly classified in the genus aningeria, (in accordance with its namesake), anigre is currently placed in the pouteria genus, sometimes described as a “wastebasket taxon” where out-of-place genera are placed