ARARACANGA - (Aspidosperma sandwithianum) also known as Copachi, Gravetillo, Kromanti Kopi, Volador and My Lady, native to Brazil, Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Peru. Growing from 100-120 feet tall to 3-4 feet in trunk diameter.
Heartwood ranges from orange to a pale brown, sometimes with pink rose veins, yellowish sapwood not always clearly visible from heartwood.
Common uses are furniture, general construction (within its natural range), flooring, boatbuilding, and turned objects.
Araracanga is a close relative of more popular Peroba Rosa. Araracanga is slightly heavier, stronger, and of a coarser texture than Peroba Rosa.
Heartwood ranges from orange to a pale brown, sometimes with pink rose veins, yellowish sapwood not always clearly visible from heartwood.
Common uses are furniture, general construction (within its natural range), flooring, boatbuilding, and turned objects.
Araracanga is a close relative of more popular Peroba Rosa. Araracanga is slightly heavier, stronger, and of a coarser texture than Peroba Rosa.