INDIAN TIMBER TREES

BY
JASMINE
B.Arch
1st Year
 TIMBER
The word timber denotes
“wood” which is suitable for
building or carpentry or
various other engineering
purposes and it is applied to the
trees measuring not less than
600mm in girth or
circumference of the trunk.
INDIAN TIMBER
TREES
There are more than 150
species of timber in India .
Following are chies varieties
of timber trees which are
used for engineering
purpose.
 TYPES OF INDIAN TIMBER TREES
 Aini  Irul
 Arjun  Jack
 Axle  Jarul
 Babul  Jathal
 Bakul  Laurel
 Bamboo  Mahogany
 Banyan  Mango
 Benteak  Mulberry
 Bijasal  Oak
 Casuarina  Palms
 Deodar  Pine
 Guava  Red cedar
 Gumar  Rosewood or Blackwood
 Hope  Sal
 Indian elm  Sandal
 Iron wood  Satinwood
 Simul  Sundri
 Siris  Tamarind
 Sissoo  Peak
 Spruce  Toon
 AINI
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Yellowish brown color, elastic,
close grained, strong.
●
Maharashtra, Madras, Kerala,
Andhra Pradesh.

Ordinary building
●

construction, structural
work, furniture etc.
ARJUN

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Dark brown, heavy, strong
and takes a good polish.
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Central India.

Beams, Rafters, Tosts, Door frames,

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Well kerbs (a rim, especially of joined

stones or concrete or wood, along a
street or roadway, forming an edge for a
sidewalk)etc .
BANYAN

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Brown color, Strong
and durable.
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All over India.

Door panel, Well

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kerbs, Arial roots for

tent poles, etc.
BEN TEAK
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Strong and takes up a smooth
surface.
●
Kerala, Madras and
Maharashtra.

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Building construction,
Boat construction,
Furniture etc.
GUMAR

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Pale-yellow, easily worked,
strong and durable.
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Central India and south India

Furniture, carriages,
●

well kerbs, door

panels, boxes etc.
INDIAN ELM

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Red color, moderately
long and strong.
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All over India.

Door and Window

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frame, yokes and carts

etc.
KATHAL
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Yellow to deep brown, hard
and durable, heavy.
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Andhra Pradesh, Kerala,
Maharashtra and Madras.

Pine doors and window

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panel, platforms of
wooden bridges and etc.
PALMS

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Dark brown, strong,
durable, fibrous.
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All over India.

Furniture, roof
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covering, rafters etc.

 PINE
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Hard and tough, white pine is soft,
heavy and close grained, decays easily
and contact with soil, white pine is light
and straight grained.
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All over India.

Pattern making, Frames for

●

door and windows, paving

material and white pine is used
in the manufacture of matches.
ROSE WOOD
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Dark color, strong, tough, close
grained.
●
Kerala, Maharashtra, Madhya
Pradesh, Madras, Orissa.

●
Furniture, Cabinet
work, ornamental
carvings etc.
SANDAL

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White or red color, pleasant
smell.
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Assam, Nagpur and Bengal.

Agricultural instruments,
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well kerbs, wheels, Fancy

goods. Boxes etc.
 TEAK
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Deep yellow to dark brown color.
Moderately hard, durable, fire
resistant, low corrosion of iron.
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Central India and southern India.

House Construction, ship building,

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furniture, flooring, railway carriages,

structural works, agricultural
instruments, piles, well kerbs etc.
THANK U !!!