What a hardy tree like him

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By courtesy of wikipedia.org

The ‘greenheart’ tree grows in Guiana, South America.  The scientific name, Chlorocardium, (chloro means green; cardia means heart).  It is the genus family of Lauraceae.

By courtesy of homepage.ntlworld.com
By courtesy of homepage.ntlworld.com

The tree can grow up to 40m high and is one of the densest and hardest woods in the world.

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By courtesy of http://www.flickr.com

Due to its extreme hardiness, standard tools cannot lay a hand on it.  For that reason, it has greater commercial value for construction materials, dock and marine industry.  It can also be used as a medicinal cure for reducing fever.

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4 thoughts on “What a hardy tree like him

    ryan said:
    July 1, 2013 at 7:53 am

    so big and tall…

      Sydney Fong responded:
      July 1, 2013 at 10:19 pm

      Indeed! We need a plane to reach the tip! 🙂

    Gretchen Del Rio said:
    July 1, 2013 at 7:56 pm

    Now that’s a tree

      Sydney Fong responded:
      July 1, 2013 at 10:26 pm

      Next will be a wine! 😉

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