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Alep
Desbordesia glaucescens
- Promoted species
- Promoted species
Alep is a very dense, pale yellow to light brown hardwood, hard and strong but demanding to dry and to machine. It is promoted for heavy construction, flooring and sleepers where great strength is needed. Rapid drying causes severe checking, so slow schedules and end sealing are essential.
Classification
- Commercial category
- Promoted Species — Essence de Promotion
- Botanical family
- Irvingiaceae
- Density (air-dry)
- 850–1000 kg/m³
- Durability class
- Class 3 (Moderately Durable)
- Janka hardness
- 10,000 N
- Trade names
- Alep, Omang, Ekop-alep
- Local names
- Alep, Omang
- Regions harvested
- East, South, Centre
Commercial category is a market grouping used in the timber trade. It is not a regulatory or legal classification.
Properties
- Grain
- Interlocked
- Colour
- Pale yellow to light brown
- Drying
- Very difficult — severe checking risk
- Texture
- Fine to medium
Typical uses
- Heavy construction
- Industrial flooring
- Railway sleepers
- Tool handles
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