ABSTRACT
This chapter provides information on uses, folk medicine, chemistry, germplasm, distribution, ecology, cultivation, harvesting, yields, energy, and biotic factors of Wood-Oil Tree, Mu-Oil Tree. Kernels yield a valuable drying oil, largely used in paints, varnishes, and linoleums. Also used locally for illumination and lacquer-work. Varnish made from this plant possess a high degree of water-resistance, gloss, and durability. There are only slight differences between the oils of A. montana and A. fordii. Trees are propagated from seeds or by budding. In Malawi, propagation is by budding from high-yielding clones. Trees begin bearing 2 to 5 years after transplanting with maximum production reached in 8 years and continuing for 40 years. In northern Burma, it has been observed to be more vigorous and disease-resistant than A. fordii. In Indochina, it has been successfully planted and its oil is now being produced on a commercial scale, replacing that of A. fordii.
