Garapa Hardwood Technical Species Information
Detailed scientific and mechanical properties for Garapa, Golden Teak Hardwood Lumber
Garapa, Golden Teak
Garapa is a South American wood with yellow to brown-yellow heartwood. Garapa decking has a medium luster, an interlocked grain, and a fine texture that accentuates the wood's rich gold and brown tones. The wood is also rated with a solid Janka hardness rating of 1,700, about 25% harder than Red Oak. Rated as durable and resistant to fungi and insects, Garapa exterior decking is an attractive and versatile option that is as resilient as it is beautiful.
Garapa, Golden Teak Wood Properties
- Janka Hardness
- 1,700 lbf
- Modulus of Rupture (MOR)
- 18,100 psi
- Modulus of Elasticity (MOE)
- 1,835 ×1000 psi
- Density
- 830 kg/m³
- Tangential Shrinkage
- 10%
- Radial Shrinkage
- 6.5%
- Botanical Family
- Leguminosae
- Tree
- The Garapa tree can grow to a height of 100 feet and a diameter of 5 feet.
- Distribution
- Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela
- Other Names
- Apuleia leiocarpa, Grapia, Almendrillo Amarillo, Muirajuba, Cobre, Ana, Ana caspi, Gateado, Mapurite, Garapa Gold
Garapa, Golden Teak Characteristics
Color
Heartwood is reddish-yellow with a whitish-yellow sapwood.
Texture
Fine to medium
Grain
Straight
Luster
Medium
Durability
Rated as durable
Drying
Dries slowly
Workability
Rated as moderately easy to work
Applications
Decking, furniture, canoes, turnery, tool handles, railroad ties, joinery
Photosensitivity
Moderate