Heartwood is a rich, reddish brown to dark brown; color darkens with age. Clearly demarcated sapwood is a pale yellow. It is also known as hardekool in Afrikaans Knots and other grain irregularities are not uncommon. Fine uniform texture. Carving, furniture, turned objects, and other small specialty items. Smaller trees are used as fuelwood, as the wood burns slowly at high temperatures.
