Wood - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 12706 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 104.00 OLEACEAE Fraxinus sambucifolia | Entry Book Number | 20.1983 | |
| Artefact Name | Wood | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Canada | TDWG Region | Canada | ||
| Parts Held | Wood | Geography Description | Canada | ||
| Uses | WoodUse: MATERIALS - Wood User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Wood | ||
| Storage | Woods size B | Related Items | |||
| Donor | BM (Nat. Hist.) | Donor No | |||
| Donor Date | 00/00/1862 | Donor Notes | |||
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| Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
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| Notes: | Label source: Found in moist woods and swamps, grows to the height of 60 to 70 feet, with a diameter of 2 feet; the wood is tough and elastic, but much less durable than white ash; the young saplings are in great requistion for hoops, and mature trunks f, or baskets. The timber is very durable under water. Specific gravity 0.7; weight of cubic foot 40 lbs. | ||||