Amarillo
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The Amarillo tree (scientific name: Terminalia Amazonia) is also known as bullywood. Its name derives from the Spanish word for yellow, amarillo, due to its partly honey-colored wood.
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The statement above and the information on this page, on from 'description', first written by ForestFinance or affiliates, seeing that they put their name under 'Projects with Amarillo', are not accurate and should be improved.
- Terminalia Amazonia is a species of Terminalia.
- Amarillo doesn't seem to be used as common name in english to name this species.
- Bullywood or bully tree might refer to Hyeronima alchorneoides or Bucida Buceras. At least those two references exist.
[edit] Description
The Amarillo tree can grow up to a height of 164 feet and a stem diameter of up to 11 inches. Its wood and its fruits are golden-colored whereas its thin and cracked bark is grey brown to rust-colored. The yellowish-white Amarillo blossoms form up to one foot long panicles which are difficult to detect in the high treetop. They bloom during the tropical dry season in January and February when the tree has lost most of its leaves. The leaves are bright green, pointy and 0.8 to 1.8 inches long. Amarillo fruits are 0.6 to 0.8 inches wide and have two big and three small wings allowing them to be spread by the wind. Each fruit contains a seed which is 0.1 inches sized.
[edit] Geography
The Amarillo tree grows in the tropical lowlands at altitudes between 66 and 3,937 feet on humid to wet soils, but also thrives on acid soils. It naturally occurs from the Gulf of Mexico to Guyana in the north of South America.
[edit] Forestry
Amarillo trees are suitable for plantations as they are uncomplicated, tolerant and easy to tend trees which develop a nice stem within 12 to 14 years. A single tree produces 10 to 13 pounds of seeds during one season.
[edit] Uses
The golden-yellow wood of the Amarillo is very hard, durable and fungal resistant. It is used for heavy general interior and exterior construction, veneers, furniture and carving.
