Brazilian cherry
The wood of Rode locus is an attractive burgundy, deep red, or orange tone, and some of it can even have dark black stripes highlighting a strong visible grain pattern. It can exhibit quite a large color variation from one board to the next.
Caramel with orange
Jatoba heartwood varies from a light orange-brown to a darker reddish brown, sometimes with contrasting darker grayish brown streaks. Its color tends to darken upon exposure to light. Its Sapwood is a light grayish yellow.
Natural resistance
Like most of the wood species we offer, Jatoba has a natural resistance to water, insects and rot. Jatoba is exceptionally stiff, strong, and hard—representing great value for woodworkers.
Description
Jatoba (Hymenaea courbaril) grows to an average height of 40m (120 feet) with diameters up to 1m (2-4 feet). In the retail market, Jatoba is most often referred to as Brazilian Cherry, but it is not a cherry wood. It has also been called Locust or Rode Locus (RLO) in different areas of South America.
Rode locus wood is an attractive burgundy, deep red, or orange tone. some of it may display dark black stripes highlighting a strong visible grain pattern. It can exhibit quite a large color variation from one board to the next.
Jatoba is rated as being very durable in regards to rot resistance, and is also resistant to termites and most other insects. (Though it has been reported to be susceptible to attack from marine borers.).
Suitability
- Flooring
- Boating
- Exterior & Interior Decking & Cladding
- Exterior & Interior Flooring & Staircases
- Furniture
- Joinery
- Veneer
Technical information
| Density (kg/m3 dry) | 910 | Hardness (Janka) (kN) | 11.9 | Resistance to split in nailing | Good |
| Specific gravity | 0.77-0.9 | Finish | Excellent | Resistance to split and screwing | Good |
| Modulus of rapture (Mpa dry) | 155 | Stability | Good | Gluing | Good |
| Modulus of elasticy (Mpa dry) | 18.9 | Crushing Strength (Mpa dry) | 81.5 | Durable | High |
| Radial shrinkage % | 4.2 | Sapwood Lyctid Susceptible | No | Trees | 60-90 year old |
| Tangential shrinkage % | 8 | Machining | Hard | Round logs | Girth of 100-350 cm |
| Volumetric % | 12.1 | T/R Ratio | 1.9 | Growing regoin | Central and South America |
Round logs. Different sizes available
- per ton
