Trees of Kerala--Anjily

Anjily is used mainly for frames of doors and windows provided the wood is reasonably old with larger section measurement. Younger wood of Anjily has a tendency to bend and hence not recommended for use as frames for doors and windows
Any tree if grows in a place where water availability is less, the tree will have more kathal (inner hard core) and thus will be stronger. Tree growing near a river or water body is expected to have more outer soft core (vella).Trees with larger section will give better yield as the waste will be less. Lesser cross section wood will have more unusable soft core portion and the wastage can go as high as half the wood
Anjily with large section is also traditionally used for making of vallams (local wooden boats).Anjily being a wood grown in Kerala can with stand climatic conditions of Kerala very well and good old Anjily with large section is found to be very strong and ideally suited for use as frame for doors and windows for houses
For use as window shutter Anjily can be used only if it is really old and with real strong hard core. Otherwise the wood when made into small sections for use as window shutters may bend with time. Due to this reason Anjily is not recommended for use as window shutter