Color/Appearance: heartwood is a whitish yellow, also described as a pale straw color. Sapwood is pretty much the same as is not well distinguished from the heartwood and is reported to be up to 6" thick although most reports say it as thinner than that. Color sometimes verges on white or a VERY pale yellow. Some reports indicate a possible brownish tint but I have never experienced that. Carves easily.

Grain/Pore: The grain is interlocked, sometimes producing a slight striped figure on quartersawn faces.  Coarse to moderate and generally even. Some reports say texture can be fine.