Latin name:- Pterygota Macrocarpa

This product is also known as.

KOTO; OBONAWA

Natural Durability

Strength

Sawing

Machining

Low

Low/Medium

Easy

Easy

Finishing

Fixing

Shrinkage

Movement in service

Needs Filler

Easy

High

Large

Additional Details

This species has a creamy white heartwood and sapwood, with a slightly  interlocked grain. It has a attractive quarter sawn face. Kyere requires rapid evacuation to avoid insect and stain damage. This timber dries quickly but has a slight tendency to split

This timber is in stock in a wide variety of rough sawn lengths.