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Veneer Zebrawood
BackDetailed Description
A tree up to 40 m high with a diameter of up to 100 cm. Shaft up to 15 m knotless and well grown throughout. The bark is thin, reddish-brown, cracked in young trees, in older trees it peels off in round scales.
Tradenames and other names
Bot. Name: Microberlinia brazzavillensis
Tradename De: Zingana, Zebrano
Tradename En: Zebrano, Zebrawood
Properties
Raw density: 750 - 800 Kg/m3
Occurrence
The Zebrano tree is a rare wood species of West Africa, which grows especially in Cameroon, Congo and Gabon.
Characteristic and wood color
Sapwood and heartwood strongly different. The sapwood is almost white and not usable. The heartwood is grey-brown to light brown, matt-finished, with dark brown tangential stripes running through the wood every 5 to 10 mm about 1 mm wide. This makes Zebrano very decorative.