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crabwood

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carapa, crabwood, Surinam mahogany, West Indian mahogany
A pale to reddish brown wood of South America and Africa; moderately hard and heavy, with straight grain and medium texture; used for general construction and in plywood.


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Standouts include Crabwoods (Carapa Guianensis); Banaks (Virola), which are recognized for their golden fruit; and the illustrious Swamp Palms (Raphia Taedigera), whose leaves can reach up to 15 meters in length and can be found lining the canals and tinting their waters black due to the plant's high tannin content.
Hinckley's Bill Harris (53-24) took sixth place in the Sheffield Phoenix CC '25' at Ranby, Tim Puffer clocking 56-52, while Andy Turner (21-15) finished sixth behind British champion Michael Hutchinson (In-Gear RT), 19-26, in the senior section of the Crabwood CC '10' at Andover, Hampshire.
He protects Key Largo Hammocks State Botanical Site, where an Alabaman once chainsawed his way to the nation's largest crabwood tree.
 
 
 
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