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BRAZILIAN CHERRY
(JATOBA) Hymenaea courbaril This page is currently under development. Please check back soon. Common Names Jatoba, Cuapinol, Guapinol (Mexico), Guapinol (Central America), Locust, Kawanari (Guyana), Rode lokus (Surinam), Algarrobo (Spanish America), Jatahy, Jatoba (Brazil). History XXX Photosensitivity Brazilian Cherry is a photosensitive wood which darkens from tan or salmon to a deep reddish brown over a period of several months. It also contains darker streaks which give it an exotic expression.
Did You Know? XXX Distribution Southern Mexico, throughout Central America and the West Indies to northern Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru. The tree's best development is on ridges or slopes and high riverbanks. Main Uses XXX Relative Abundance XXX General Description Brazilian Cherry is a beautiful species with naturally rich color and superior hardness making it well suited for both residential and commercial applications. Laboratory evaluations rate the wood very resistant to brown-rot and white-rot fungi; actual field exposure trials also rate the wood as very durable. The heartwood is also rated very resistant to dry-wood termites Availability Reasonable availability with regional limitations.
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click the above images to view Working Properties Moderately difficult to saw and machine largely because of its high density, Brazilian Cherry is also somewhat difficult to plane because of the interlocked grain. It is easy to glue and satisfactorily accepts stain and paint finishes. Steam-bending properties are comparable to white oak. Physical Properties Brazilian Cherry heartwood is salmon red to orange brown when fresh, becoming russet to reddish brown when seasoned; often marked with dark streaks. The sapwood is usually wide; white, gray, or pinkish. Texture is medium to rather coarse; grain mostly interlocked; golden luster; without a distinctive odor.
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