Completely Peeled ULIN Wood: Types of Characteristics and Benefits
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Ulin wood with Latin ( Eusideroxylon zwageri) , is a typical Indonesian wood that grows a lot in the Kalimantan area, this wood is also known as iron wood or bulian wood. Having a very strong resistance, ironwood is more often used as a house foundation, besides that this wood is also very resistant to changes in temperature and humidity, but until now there have been few wood users, because apart from being rare, ironwood prices are also very expensive and can be bought. make sure the price is above the price of other wood, plus the wood with the nickname iron wood has also been protected.
Of the several types of ironwood, generally this wood has a height of 30-50 meters with a diameter of 60-120 cm, growing on average 5 to 400 meters above sea level.
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Ulin Scientific Classification:
Occupation: Plantae
Division: Spermatophyta
Sub Division : Angiosperms
Class : Dicotiledoneae
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Eusideroxylon
Species : E. Zwageri
In addition to being resistant to temperature, ironwood trees are also able to adapt to areas and soils that are less fertile, containing pH elements including Ca, Mg, and several other pH content such as CEC, KB, N, P, K. can grow in foam clay and calcareous soil areas with good watering conditions.
There are 4 types of ironwood
1. Knead lime
According to some carpentry experts, this type of ironwood is very often used as a thin shingle roof, which has extraordinary durability. This shingle roof is still often found in traditional buildings in Kalimantan.
2.Ulin Tando
This type of iron is very good for use as building foundations, furniture and house floors. Some also use it for ship building.
3. Copper Iron
Not much different from Tando ironwood, this type of copper ironwood is also often used as furniture, has a yellow color on the stems
4. Candles
These four types of ironwood actually have almost the same uses, only that the difference between the four is in terms of color on the stems, wax iron itself has a dark brown color.
Having a weight and density that exceeds other woods, ironwood is the number one quality wood with a durability that reaches decades, but unfortunately the amount of ironwood is now quite rare, even if there is it certainly has a very fantastic price in the market.
General characteristics of ironwood
- It has a rough, strong and very hard wood texture that makes it difficult to saw.
- Including branch-free wood species
- Trees have smooth bark
- The buttresses are not completely circular
- Unlike other woods, ironwood will be stronger when soaked in water
Ulin Wood Benefits
Other benefits of this wood, almost all parts can be used, the trunk as described above, the stump and roots that can be made into furniture, chairs, tables, while the roots can be used as decoration. Other uses, there are also those who use ironwood as a carving medium that produces high artistic value.
While ironwood seeds can be used to prevent gray hair by mixing the seeds with coconut oil. Although it has a very hard texture, ironwood seeds have properties and can be used as medicine by smoothing every part of it. From an ecological perspective, known as usury wood, ironwood trees are a favorite place for animals such as orangutans to build their nests.
Growth
To grow ironwood with a maximum height and diameter, this process will take a very long time depending on the conditions in which the ironwood is grown. The germination process on ironwood alone takes 6-12 months. This process is not merely a success in growing ironwood, due to the fact that the percentage of success in the process of growing ironwood is very low, and very difficult to do.
