Colour is yellow to light brown.  The grain is straight to slightly irregular with a medium to fairly coarse texture.  The timber works well by both machine and hand tools and finishes cleanly.  An excellent utility timber for many purposes due to its medium weight, ease of working, durability and outstanding stability.

                                 
  Medium               Medium                Good

                     
   Durable              540kg/m3

** For symbol explanation see 'Timber Terminology' below