![Sirari lumber wood, Ormosia novilis lumber for woodworking](graphics/category_species/sirari.jpg)
Sirari // Ormosia novilis
The wood has a fine texture, and it's hard and heavy. Sirari gives you crisp clean cuts, takes routing and molding exceptionally well. It darkens to a deep rich red, even though the freshly cut color is more of a creamy light pink.![color of Sirari](graphics/icons/CTGY/ColorPalette.png)
Color Range
Pink to red, mostly salmon colored with fine dark streaks.![other names for Sirari](graphics/icons/CTGY/Log.png)
Other Names
Amargo blanco, Baracara, Chocho, Jatobahy do igapo, Kokriki, Mekoe, Palo de matos, Peonio, Tento, Tiete Rosewood, Sirari, Patagonian Cherry![uses for Sirari](graphics/icons/CTGY/HandPlane.png)
Some Typical Uses
Primarily cut for flooring, but the wood is useful for all types of woodwork such as furniture, interior millwork, jewelry boxes, inlay, accents![the Sirari tree](graphics/icons/CTGY/Tree.png)
What's the Tree Like?
The tree can grows to a modest 100 feet tall and about 3 feet in diameter, and it grows straight and cylindricalSirari grows in Latin America
![map of where Sirari grows](graphics/maps/south_america.png)