Timber

Description

Durability

In ground Above ground

Scientific Name

Light brown coastal hardwood, darker than the ash species with a deeper colour. Very dense & hard.

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E. pilularis

E. andrewsii

E. campanulata

Varies in colour from a rich reddish brown to a pinkish grey. Very hard wearing because of the high silica content. Found in old wharf decks, structural beams & floorboards.

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Lophostemon confertus

Species include Red Mahogany, Forest Red Gum, Blue Gum, Rose Gum, Bloodwood & Southern Mahogany. Colour varies from pinky red to deep purply red.

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Red Mahogany: E. resinifera

Forest Red Gum: E. tereticornis

Blue Gum: E. saligna

Yellow soft wood (although very dense for a softwood), with distinctive brown winter growth, and many small knots. Termite resistant.

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Callitiris glauca

Fine-grained hardwood. Often used for warehouse/industrial floors in the past. Old Jarrah boards have a deep red hue not found in timber from smaller and younger trees.

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Eucalyptus marginata

Clean, buttery yellow softwood. In high demand for matching old floors. Originally harvested from QLD & New Zealand

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Agathis australis

Agathis robusta

Oak or Tas Oak is a trade name for mixed Ash species. Species include Mountain Ash, Alpine Ash, Silvertop Ash, & Messmate. Colours vary from pale yellow to pink and light brown.

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Mountain Ash: E. regnans,

Silvertop Ash: E. seiberi

Light coloured pale ash. Not as hard as Silvertop Ash.

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Eucalyptus regnans

Light silvery brown softwood. Often with distinctive streaks of red or yellow. Now very rare. Originally imported from New Zealand.

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Dacrydium cupressinum

Greeny to reddish to chocolate brown hardwood. Similar grain structure to blackbutt, although will often have more fiddle back. Less common in demolitions than blackbutt.

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Corymbia maculata or Corymbia citriodora

Hard and durable. Yellow brown with a touch of olive green. Very consistent in grain & colour.

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Eucalyptus microcorys

Very durable & hard. Resistant to marine borer, was used in wharf construction. Reddy brown in colour.

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Syncarpia glomulifera

IRONBARK

RED & GREY

Very dense durable hardwoods sourced mainly from old bridges & large structures. Red Ironbark varies from deep red to a browny red, Grey Ironbark varies from chocolate brown to dark red.

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Red Ironbark:

E. sideroxylon

E. crebra

E.fibrosa

Grey Ironbark:

E. paniculata

E. drepanophylla