Is anyone familiar with Cecropia obtusifolia?
These are the trees with the long straight ringed trunk (like a papaya tree, and with hollow sections on the inside like bamboo) and little twisty limbs at the top holding up stalks with 10-15 giant lobed leaves in a circle. The leaves and stalks tend to fall off when it's windy, littering roofs and yards.
I think these are considered a junk invasive tree in Hawaii, though they have medicinal properties related to pain relief and blood pressure.
What are the properties of the wood? I know it's a soft wood, but if properly dried and sealed/painted will it hold up? And is it a decent wood to burn in a fire pit without releasing anything noxious?
So far I've only used it to build structures like raised beds that I expect to rot away eventually.
Thanks!
These are the trees with the long straight ringed trunk (like a papaya tree, and with hollow sections on the inside like bamboo) and little twisty limbs at the top holding up stalks with 10-15 giant lobed leaves in a circle. The leaves and stalks tend to fall off when it's windy, littering roofs and yards.
I think these are considered a junk invasive tree in Hawaii, though they have medicinal properties related to pain relief and blood pressure.
What are the properties of the wood? I know it's a soft wood, but if properly dried and sealed/painted will it hold up? And is it a decent wood to burn in a fire pit without releasing anything noxious?
So far I've only used it to build structures like raised beds that I expect to rot away eventually.
Thanks!