ficus aurea, Moraceae, Angiospermae (Hardwood)

Chatoyance was measured by the chatometry.com team using the PZC method. The statistics for this specific timber are hereby summarized to provide an evaluation of data robustness:
Number of sources for samples: 3
Number of individual trees analyzed: 7
Number of specimens: 16
Number of measurements: 48
Max PZC read (of all measurements): 15.4
Min PZC read (of all measurements): 8.6
Max PZC average on one log: 13.9
Min PZC average on one log: 9.3
PZC Average of all logs: 10.8
Species: ficus aurea
Family: Moraceae
Clade: Angiospermae
Description: A large evergreen tree native to Florida, known as the “strangler fig.” It often begins as an epiphyte, sending aerial roots to the ground to eventually engulf its host. Features oval, leathery, dark green leaves and small, round, yellowish-orange figs.
Pictures – each from a different individual tree:







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