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Tamo Ash / Japanese Ash


Common Name(s): Tamo Ash, Japanese Ash, Manchurian Ash

Scientific Name: Fraxinus mandshurica (sometimes spelled mandschurica)

Distribution: Northern Asia (China, Korea, Japan, and Russia)

Tree Size: 65-100 ft (20-30 m) tall, 1-2 ft (.3-.6 m) trunk diameter

Average Dried Weight: 35 lbs/ft3 (560 kg/m3)

Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .50, .56

Janka Hardness: 1,010 lbf (4,490 N)*

*Estimated hardness based on specific graivty

Modulus of Rupture: 10,810 lbf/in2 (74.6 MPa)

Elastic Modulus: 1,195,000 lbf/in2 (8.24 GPa)

Crushing Strength: No data available

Shrinkage: No data available