The Tree
A medium sized, fairly slender tree above the rather heavy butresses. If grows to a height of 23m to 30m with a diameter of 0.5m to 0.75m. P.bequaertii has a density of 670kg/m3 and P.macrocarpa has a density of 580kg/m3.

The Timber
There is no distinction between the sapwood and heartwood and the timber is cream in colour, sometimes with a greyish tint. The texture is coarse and the grain interlocked.

Drying
Needs to be dried quickly after conversion in order to avoid fungal staining. Although it dries rapidly, it has a tendency for surface checking to occur.

Strength
Similar to European ash in most strength properties, but is inferior to that wood in hardness, toughness and especially splitting.