Identifying Australian Hardwoods

Australian hardwood species guide.

Identifying australian hardwoods.

Red ironbark timber ranges from deep dark red to red brown. It is a dense pinkish grey to reddish brown timber with a natural waxiness. Eucalyptus acmenoides eucalyptus maculata eucalyptus pilularis eucalyptus paniculate drepanophylla decepta sideroxylon mugga corymbia trachyphloia terminalis gummifera eucalyptus saligna. Red ironbark is a distinctive australian hardwood that grows from victoria through the western slopes of nsw into southern queensland.

Observe the wood grain. It isn t until one dies on your property and you need a tree removal. Most commonly used for interior flooring furniture cladding and fences. Ask yourself these questions.

The types of feature associated with native species include knot kino often called fire streak or gum lines burls hobnail and black speck. This eliminates the chances of a stain or natural aging skewing the color diagnosis of the wood. Its rough bark is hard and deeply furrowed and ranges from a dark grey to black hue. Yellowish golden brown in colour with an occasional tinge of olive green.

Eucalyptus obliqua eucalyptus regnans eucalyptus delegatensis eucalyptus dalrympleana eucalyptus grandis. Trees with broad flat leaves as opposed to coniferous or needled trees. Wood hardness varies among the hardwood species and some are actually softer than some softwoods. Tree identification guide it s easy to go through life with what our third grade teacher taught us about trees.

Here is a quick leaf identification key of the common hardwoods in north america. Cypress pine is an australian softwood despite its apparent hardness. Be sure to order a rough size at least 1 4 larger than your finished size. Does the wood have an open porous texture.

Version june 2018 ver2. A beautiful combination of highland timbers. All photos are copyright 2006 2017 by james griffin and griffin exotic wood note that blanks may vary in size up to 1 8 from the stated size. The most predictable baseline to use when identifying wood is in a freshly sanded state.

If the wood is unfinished then look at the texture of the grain. What we half remember is enough for us to happily relegate trees to the background of everywhere we go and everything we do. A unique palette that ranges from pale brown and golden hues to a light cream with a slightly pink tint. Pinhole borers and beetle marks may be evident in some timber.