Teak wood is widely used in various decoration home industries due to its strong characteristics. Among them, Burmese teak is known as the national treasure of Myanmar. But where did such a precious tree species grow? The following Xiaobian will take you into the growing environment of Burmese teak to understand it!
Teak, verbena family teak is a deciduous or semi-deciduous large tree, also known as annatto, purple teak, blood tree, etc., the tree can reach 40-50 meters tall, dry straight. The bark is brown or grey, the branches are quadrangular, and covered with star-like hairs. The leaves are opposite, large, ovate or oval, and densely covered with gray-yellow stellate hairs on the back. The conical inflorescence is broad and blooms in autumn, with white, fragrant flowers.
Teak tree is a light-loving tree species, the average annual temperature of origin is 20 °C-27 °C, the appropriate growth temperature: 43-48 °C high temperature and 2 °C low temperature. The annual rainfall is 1100-3800 mm, and the dry and wet seasons are obvious. Strong positive tree species, can grow on sand shale, granite development of red soil and red soil, prefer deep, moist, fertile, well-drained soil. It can be promoted in places where there is no low temperature frost (-1 °C-2 °C), shallow root system, large canopy, easy to be damaged by wind, and sheltered from wind.
Teak is a tropical tree species that requires higher temperatures and is found vertically in low hills and plains below 700–800 m above sea level. Teak does not crack in the case of great changes in the sun and rain, dry and wet, water and fire resistance, can resist termites and sea insects in different seas, extremely resistant to corrosion. Good drying performance, good adhesive, paint, wax performance, because it contains silicon easy blunt knife, so it is difficult to cut during processing. The nail grip is good and the comprehensive performance is good, so it is a good tree species.
Teak is naturally distributed in India, Myanmar, Laos and northern Thailand, with a natural forest area of 28 million hectares, about 60% distributed in Myanmar and 30% in India. Teak has been introduced to Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Malaysia, as well as to more than 50 countries and regions such as Africa and Latin America because of its excellent timber and fast-growing properties.