PATTERSON COLLECTIVE ARCHITECTURE & STEVEN LLOYD ARCHITECTURE

Tonka

Species Name

Tonka Dipteryx Odorata

Other Names

Cumaru, Shihuahuaco

Country of Origin

South America

Mainly used for

Landscaping & heavy construction
Bridge, wharf & mine construction
Kiln-dried product used as domestic decking & T&G flooring

Tonka heartwood when cut is reddish-brown or purplish-brown with lighter streaks and on exposure gradually becomes uniform light brown. Lustre is low to medium, texture is fine and grain interlocked with a waxy or oily feel. Similar to spotted gum in appearance. Tonka carries independent FSC®100% certification that it is sourced from responsible and well-managed forests.

Tonka Species Fact Sheet

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Rosenfeld Kidson, as timber merchants acknowledge the importance of conserving the world’s greatest renewable resource.

We are pleased to advise that we carry Chain-of-Custody (CoC) certification that enables us to sell timber that carries either FSC certification (SGS-COC-006703) or PEFC certification (SGS-PEFC/COC-0993).

FSC certified timber and PEFC certified timber undergo independent, third-party audited certification procedures at every step of the supply chain. This provides designers, specifiers, architects and consumers absolute assurance that those forest and wood products labelled as FSC certified or PEFC certified originate from legal sources, which are managed to prescribed social, economic and environmental standards.

As a New Zealand timber supplier offering the country’s largest range and quantity of specialist certified timbers we believe that stocking FSC & PEFC certified timber is essential for our continued growth. A major part of our timber range has FSC or PEFC certification and we are continually striving to increase this.