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Phellodendron amurense Rupr.

(Amur cork tree

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
English (Amur cork tree
Other names Amur cork tree, cork tree (GB); Korkbaum japanischer, mandschurischer (DE); kihada (JP); hwangbyeog-namu (KR)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories China (Anhui, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Shandong, Shanxi); Taiwan; North Korea; South Korea; Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu); Russian Far East (Sakhalin, Amur); Bulgaria [I]; Romania [I]; European Russia [I]; Northern Caucasus [I]; Azerbaijan [I]; Belarus [I]; Tajikistan [I]; Taiwan [I]; USA [I] (Illinois [I], Ohio [I]); Canada [I] (Quebec [I]); Uzbekistan [I]; Vietnam [I]
[I] = Introduced

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Sapindales
Family Rutaceae
Genus Phellodendron
Species amurense
Author citation Rupr.
Scientific name Phellodendron amurense Rupr.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers ringporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/rutphamu.htm

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries clearly recognizable
Heartwood with color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 0.45-0.53 kg/m3

Appearances

Bark

(Amur cork tree

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

(Amur cork tree

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

(Amur cork tree

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Twigs

(Amur cork tree

, Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson