Cordia americana

Botanical Description

Cordia americana is a deciduous tree with a tall, dense crown; it can grow 10 - 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 70 - 80cm in diameter, when grown in the open it forms branches from low down[ 363 Title Technical Information on 134 Species of Bolivian Woods Publication Author USDA Forest Service -- Forest Products Lab Website http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/publications/ Publisher USDA Forest Service Year 0 ISBN Description A PDF file, available for download. Exactly what the title says, brief and to the point. , 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It produces a good quality wood and is often harvested from the wild and sometimes traded. It is also a good choice as a pioneer species for restoring native woodland.