66 TIMBEKS AND THEIR USES 



Steingy Bark (Fig. 4) (Wheels). 



Tallow Wood (Fig. 69) (Paving). 



Tanekaha (Sleepers). 



TooART (Shipbuilding). 



ToTARA, Podocarpus Totara, also known as 

 New Zealand Yew, occurs in New Zealand. A 

 very fine, even, close-grained wood. Resists 

 shipworm. Very durable. " Not affected by 

 wet, which rather preserves than injures it." 

 Easily worked. Never warps. One of the most 

 valuable of New Zealand woods. Heartwood 

 rich red, sapwood white. 



Turpentine Tree, Syncarpia laurifoUa (Fig. 

 34), occurs in North Eastern Austraha. A light, 

 easily worked wood. Durable in the ground or in 

 water. Almost uninflammable. Shipworm proof. 



Pulp. Woods used in the manufacture of 

 paper pulp are all such as have a high cellulose 

 content. 



Aspen, Populus tremula, occurs in Europe. 

 A light, elastic wood of a cream colour. A sap- 

 wood tree. 



Aspen, American, Populus tremuloides, also 

 known as Quaking Asp, occurs in North America. 

 A close-grained, soft wood. Not durable. Heart- 

 wood brown, sapwood white. 



Basswood (Cooperage). 



Birch, Canoe, Betula papyrifera, also known 



