DOUSSIE

Doussie TROPICAL TIMBER USES

Doussié is an exotic reddish-brown timber (whether it is red Doussié or white Doussié, the color of the heartwood is the same!), heavy and hard. It is a very durable tropical species, resistant to termites, fungi and dry wood borers. It therefore does not require any preservative treatment.

Its characteristics make it a material recommended for uses that require solid, stable and resistant wood:

• shipbuilding
• exterior joinery and cladding
• construction of bridges
• the manufacture of heavy or industrial floors
• construction of heavy frameworks and shingles 
• the cooperage and the winery

The aesthetic qualities of the exotic wood Doussié are also appreciated in interior joinery and cabinet making.

Where to buy Doussié?

DISTRIBUTION AREA OF THE SPECIES Doussié

Afzelia trees are found in the forests of West and Central Africa, from Liberia in the north to Angola in the south, and to the Great Lakes region in the east.

ECOLOGY and biology OF THE SPECIES doussie

The species grouped under the name Doussié are tropical deciduous and semi-heliophilic trees found in evergreen and semi-deciduous dense rainforests.

DESCRIPTION OF doussié TROPICAL TIMBER

See the Tropix sheet of Doussié (CIRAD).

•  Color: red-brown
• Sapwood: clearly demarcated
• Texture: coarse
• Grain: straight or interlocked
• Interlocked grain: slight

PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF doussie TROPICAL TIMBER

See the Tropix sheet of Doussié (CIRAD).

NATURAL DURABILITY AND TREATABILITY OF doussié TROPICAL TIMBER

See the Tropix sheet of Doussié (CIRAD).

• Funghi: class 1 - very durable
• Dry wood borers: durable - sapwood demarcated (risk limited to sapwood)
• Termites : class D - durable
• Treatability: class 4 - not permeable
• Use class ensured by natural durability: class 4 - in ground or fresh water contact
• Species covering the use class 5: No
  
  

PROCESSING OF doussie TROPICAL TIMBER

See the Tropix sheet of Doussié (CIRAD).

Sources :

• CIRAD
• ATIBT
• Q. Meunier, C. Moumbogou, J.-L. Doucet, 2015, Les arbres utiles du Gabon
  

Copyright photo: Q. Meunier, C. Moumbogou, J.-L. Doucet, 2015, Les arbres utiles du Gabon