Talk:Balsa

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Requesting a photo of the tree. -SCEhard T 23:34, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tropical wood?

I believe balsa is a tropical wood, containing a large amount of water, which evaporates when dried leaving the Styrofoam-like wood. If it's tropical, then it probably can't be deciduous. Also, 90 feet (27 metres) in just 7 years doesn't sound right at all! -radiojon 12:43, 2003 Sep 14 (UTC)

Checked up - it is usually evergreen but can be dry-season deciduous in drier areas. It is fast growing, that growth rate is unlikely but not impossible. MPF 11:01, 20 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Can you include a link to a website with balsa pictures ??. Thanks in advance.

What is the typical moisture content? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.91.8.17 (talk) 13:35, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] copyvio text

Text added by User:62.248.39.230 is copied and pasted from this website which expressly notes that it is copyright. Copyright material cannot be used in Wikipedia, and this text has therefore been removed. - MPF 00:35, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)

[edit] external link

the first external link is broken.

There is no reference to Balsa in the Aeroplane page. I plan to change that link to model airplane, if there is no objection. Wake 21:00, 19 December 2006 (UTC)