Benefits of Teak Trees,Teak Wood Processing System, and Existence of Teak Wood

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Potential Friends, As a world-class super wood-producing tree, teak has special characteristics. Tall, large & straight trees, yellow to reddish brown wood color, 60-70 x 80 -100cm elliptical leaves for young trees and will shrink when the trees grow older around 15 x 20cm, downy leaves and produce a blood red color if squeezed.

°° Teak Wood Processing System
Teak wood processing must be done with care. In fact, workers in the UK ask for more payment if they have to work on goods made from teak. Not infrequently, teak wood violence can destroy workers' tools. This robustness inspired the VOC ships in the 17th century.
Besides being used as raw material for marine vessels; teak wood is also used for railroad tracks and bridges. In the household environment; Teak wood is used to make various furniture and building construction. Teak wood is chosen, because it is very sturdy and hard, and has extraordinary resistance, resistant to weather changes and termite attacks.

°° Existence of Teak Wood
There is no doubt the existence of teak trees as a producer of quality wood. Teak trees are known as beautiful wood, durable, resistant to termites and weather attacks. The tree whose scientific name is Tectona grandis sp. this can grow up to several hundred years with a height of about 40-45 meters.
Not only that, teak wood has a unique characteristic that is a large tree, with straight trunks. This factor also creates teak into high-quality wood. The surface of teak wood has an oil-like substance that makes wood look beautiful and must only be lacquered. Various kinds of furniture or goods made from teak wood will look beautiful. Moreover, if it is placed in a roofed area.

Teak trees are wood that is fire resistant or non-flammable; because teak has thick skin. Not only bark, teak fruit also has thick skin protected by a hard shell. The seeds of teak trees are not easily damaged when burned, because only the shell is burned. If the seed shell is damaged, teak will grow easily when the rain arrives.
Teak grows in areas with rainfall of 1500-2000 mm / year, temperatures of 27-36 ° C both in the lowlands and highlands. The best place for teak growth is soil with a pH of 4.5-7.
Teak trees are the most sensitive to weather changes. This factor is proven by abortion when the dry season to reduce evaporation through the leaves so that the water supply is not easily exhausted.

°° Benefits of Teak Trees
Teak branches are useful as first class fuels that produce very high heat, used to be used as steam locomotive fuel.
The root is useful as a dye. In the 17th century, the people of South Sulawesi used teak roots to color webbing. The resulting color is yellow, slightly brownish yellow. Teak leaves are useful as a medicine, resulting from steeping of teak leaves as an antidote to pain.