Hunsur Plywood Works Pvt.Ltd Why grow Melia Dubia (Kadbevu) for production of Plywood. (1) It is fast growing tree with life cycle of 10 to 15 years, specially suited for production of Veneers & Plywood. (2) It grows well even in rainfall areas of 25” to 35” (625mm to 875mm) (3) It grows well with irrigation even in lower rainfall areas (4) Average growth of Melia Dubia is approx 1 Cft per year per tree (5) In pure plantation growth is slightly slower, it requires space to grow. We recommend space of 20’ x 20’ (6) This tree grows very round and sound almost without knots (7) It branches between 15’ to 25’ with clear straight bole (8) Density of timber is between 0.375 to 0.45. (9) Colour is light pinkish to pinkish 10) Wood of Melia is not susceptible to insect attack 11) Timber peels well and produces clear veneer 12) Logs of 4’ up in girth (40 Cms up in dia) produce excellent faces & Panel core. Quality is defectless 13) Quality of Cross Core obtained from logs of 3’ & up girth (30 Cms up dia) logs is clean almost without blemish. 14) Veneer dries well & fast thereby increasing drying capacity of veneer drier at least by 25 to 40% 15) Veneer Bonds well, adhesion property is excellent 16) It produces good quality light weight plywood, comparable to Okume Plywood. Okume plywood is very popular in Europe & USA and sells at premium. 17) Higher & old growth logs are sliced to produce Decorative veneers 18) Yield from logs is high, considering Melia Dubia produces quality Veneers.