Wood species
Southern catalpa
English name
Southern catalpa
Alternative name
Indian bean tree, Bean tree, Catalpa-tree, Catawba, Cigartree, Common catalpa, Smoking-bean
Botanical name
Catalpa bignonioides
Type
Hardwood
Tree size / Height
15 - 30 m
Trunk / Diameter
0,6 - 1,2 m
Location
United States
Specific gravity
0.38
Specific gravity (12% MC)
0,46
Janka Hardness
2450 lbf
Modulus of rupture
64,8 MPa
Elastic Modulus
8,35 GPa
Crushing Strength
18,9 MPa
Shrinkage
Radial 2,5%
Tangential 4,9%
Volumetric 7,3%
T/R Ratio 2,0
m³/BDU
m³/BDMT
Ton/BDU
Tonne/BDU
Tonne/BDMT