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  • durability and restoration species comparison

    property / indicator casuarina junghuhniana diospyros celebica eusideroxylon zwageri handroanthus impetiginosus mesua ferrea
    wood density (kg m⁻³) ≈ 1 050 ≈ 1 100 1 050–1 300 1 100–1 200 ≈ 1 100
    rot & fungal resistance high high extreme extreme very high
    termite resistance moderate–high high extreme very high very high
    freshwater durability (years) 50–100 60–100 100–200+ 80–150+ ≥ 100
    workability moderate difficult very difficult difficult difficult
    juvenile height growth (m year⁻¹) 0.8–1.2 0.4–0.6 0.3–0.5 0.6–1.0 0.2–0.4
    juvenile phase length (years) 10–12 12–20 20–30 10–15 15–25
    usable log diameter age (years) 25–35 40–60 80–120 35–50 70–100
    optimal altitude (m) 500–2 400 0–900 0–600 0–1 400 0–1 000
    drought tolerance high moderate low high moderate
    high-margin non-wood uses windbreak, charcoal, erosion control ebony blanks, pigment sacred timber, heritage premium pau d’arco bark, yellow dye seed oil, fragrance
    expected growth in your village (1 200 m, sandy, dry) 0.7 m yr⁻¹; thrives 0.3 m yr⁻¹; slow < 0.2 m yr⁻¹; unsuitable 0.5–0.7 m yr⁻¹; good 0.15–0.25 m yr⁻¹; very slow

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