A large number of small dimension
round Teak becomes available every year
through thinning operations of Teak
plantations in Chittagong and Chittagong
Hill Tracts (Anon. 1979). In recent times the
principal uses of such thinnings have been
their uses as pole, fence-post and house post. Teak pole and post are often used
under conditions favouring rapid decay.
The heartwood of Teak is durable but the
sapwood is highly susceptible to attack by
borer, termite and fungus. In outdoor uses
and in contact with ground Teak sapwood
perishes in a year or two. Teak poles,