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  • Radar absorbing: Balsawood is a non-conductive material; therefore is a natural radar wave absorber, making Auszac EcoBalsa suitable for drone manufacturing.
  • Balsa carbon absorbing trees are a carbon sink, absorbing carbon through it's massive leaves and storing it in the biomass of the wood, which is then made into many products. After the product lifecycle is complete, the Balsawood will rot down to useful cellulose nitrogen compounds, return to the earth.
  • Balsa processing to achieve the highest grade Balsa wood products that you see online at Balsacentral. This involves many processes that are needed. starting at Propagating, plant, tree management, test harvest, main harvest, Green mill log breakdown, Kiln drying, Drymill preparation, quality grading, dimensioning to requirements, export preparation, receiving, cut to length, width cut, height cut, microsnading, quality grading, density grading and prepare of shipping to customer. 
  • Harvest timing ideal age to harvest is 4 years. After harvest a 48-hour window to transport the log to the Sawmill, then cut into rectangular sections then into the Kiln Drier.
  • Seedlings once the seed has germinated, the seedling under the right conditions will grow to 30cm and have 2-3 leaves about 10cm in diameter in just 3 months. Then a period of hardening off is needed before planting.
  • No Fertiliser at the Ulatawa Plantation in Papua New Guinea, the soil is rich in volcanic consistency, allowing us to plant just 2 weeks after harvesting without soil preparation.
  • Balsa Grades This is the sorting of the quality of the wood, with A being the cleanest defect defect-free, B grade has some degree of defects and C  grade has the most amount of defects.
  • Balsa Grain, depending on the orientation of the first cut from the round log and the age of the tree, determines the grain structure.  A grain is most commonly soft and flexible, B grain has stiff, longatudual strength and C grain or quarter sawn/grain for best for plane stiffness. There are many other attributes to consider in the grain structure discussion that should be considered for your project.