Red Gum

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OTHER NAME/S

  • Blue Gum (QLD)
  • Red Irongum (QLD)
  • Forest Red Gum
  • Blakely’s Red Gum

BOTANICAL NAME

Eucalyptus tereticornis

DESCRIPTION

Heartwood ranges in colour from light to dark red. The sapwood is distinctly paler in colour, a grey or cream-red that is distinguishable from the heartwood. A moderately coarse grain that is uniform in texture that reliably displays interlocked grain. 

USAGE

  • Joinery
  • Flooring
  • Cladding
  • Decking

GROWING REGION

Victoria to north Queensland

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HARDNESS

Janka (kN):

12

DENSITY

Green Dry (GD) kg/m3:

1200

Air Dry (ADD) kg/m3:

1050

DURABILITY

In Ground (IG):

1

Above Ground (AG):

1

Forest red gum

Please note this is a photo that may not reflect the exact true timber colour, as some species vary in colour tones.

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