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Platymiscium yucatanum
Granadillo
Sometimes called Mexican Rosewood — a dense, purplish-brown hardwood related to Cocobolo, but easier to work and just as striking.
View Selected InventoryAbout Granadillo
Granadillo carries purplish-brown heartwood streaked prominently against creamy-white sapwood, with a straight-to-interlocked grain and a natural high-gloss finish. It's not a true rosewood, but shares real kinship with Cocobolo in look and density — with one practical advantage: Granadillo works and glues more easily. Its density does make it a challenge for hand tools, but it responds excellently to machining with tungsten carbide or stellite-tipped equipment, particularly for mortising and molding — pre-drilling before screwing is recommended. Heartwood is highly resistant to rot fungi and termites, which suits it well for outdoor use in ground contact. It dries slowly with very few defects and stays largely free of internal stress. Beyond furniture and veneer, it's long been a preferred wood for marimbas and fine handicrafts across the region.
At a glance
- Bejuco Prieto
- Hormiguillo
- Chagame
- Candona (Mexico)
- Aceituno Montes (El Salvador)
- Palo Marimbo
- Toncontin
- Tru00e9bol (Honduras)
- Cachimbo
- Cristu00f3bal (Costa Rica)
- Quira (Panama)
At a glance
- Origin
- Gulf of Mexico, Southeast Mexico, Southwest Mexico
- Category
- Indoor Furniture · Musical Instruments
- Best for
- Staves, wainscot, parquet, veneer, handicrafts, marimbas
- Working properties
- Difficult by hand due to density, but excellent with carbide/stellite-tipped machine tooling — strong response to mortising and molding, bonds well with common white glue, pre-drill before screwing.
Spec sheet
Physical-mechanical properties
Physical-mechanical values for Granadillo from the approved Final Content document.
Density
660 kg/mu00b3
MOE Flex u2014 Elastic Modulus
126480 kg/cmu00b2
RLE Flex u2014 Elastic Resistance Limit
604 kg/cmu00b2
RR Flex u2014 Rupture Resistance
997 kg/cmu00b2
PMOE Com for u2014 Elastic Modulus, Compression Parallel
130225 kg/cmu00b2
PRLE Com for u2014 Elastic Resistance Limit, Compression Parallel
271 kg/cmu00b2
RR Com for u2014 Rupture Resistance
528 kg/cmu00b2
RLE Com for u2014 Elastic Resistance Limit, Perpendicular Compression
528 kg/cmu00b2
RR Shear for u2014 Rupture Resistance, Parallel Shear
528 kg/cmu00b2
JK Lateral u2014 Lateral Face Hardness
566 kg
JK Lateral u2014 Transverse Face Hardness
635 kg
Where it's used
Built for the demanding jobs
01 — Furniture
Indoor & outdoor furniture
02 — Flooring
Premium hardwood flooring
03 — Musical Instruments
Tonewood & musical instruments
04 — Marine
Marine decking & boat building
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