▁genus ▁Sch in opsis . ▁ ▁G row th ▁ ▁Que bra cho ▁blan co ▁wood ▁is ▁uniformly ▁yellow - och re , ▁without ▁differences ▁between ▁hard wood ▁and ▁sap wood . ▁It ▁is ▁quite ▁heavy ▁( relative ▁density ▁= ▁ 0 . 8 8 5 ▁g / cm ³ ) ▁and ▁hard , ▁and ▁respond s ▁well ▁to ▁b ending ▁and ▁shock . ▁Upon ▁dry ing ▁it ▁tends ▁to ▁collapse , ▁producing ▁de form ations ▁and ▁cra cks , ▁so ▁the ▁dry ing ▁process ▁is ▁slow ; ▁the ▁wood ▁must ▁be ▁treated ▁with ▁fung ic ides . ▁It ▁is ▁easy ▁to ▁work ▁and ▁has ▁many ▁uses ▁in ▁car p entry ▁( c arts , ▁whe els , ▁flo ors , ▁sho es , ▁tool ▁handles , ▁furn iture ); ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁good ▁for ▁ch ess ▁pieces , ▁sk is , ▁etc . ▁Pres erved ▁with ▁cre os ote ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁out do ors . ▁In ▁some ▁places ▁it ▁is ▁widely ▁used ▁as ▁coal , ▁since ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁produce ▁spark s ▁or ▁large ▁amounts ▁of ▁ash , ▁and ▁it ▁burn s ▁strong ▁and ▁slowly . ▁ ▁Other ▁chemical s ▁Que bra ch it ol ▁is ▁a ▁cycl it ol , ▁a ▁cy clic ▁poly ol ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁b ark ▁of ▁A . ▁que bra cho . ▁  Que bra ch ine ▁is ▁a ▁chemical ▁syn onym ▁for ▁y oh imb ine ▁since ▁it ▁was ▁first ▁isolated ▁from ▁the ▁b ark ▁of ▁A . ▁que bra cho - bl