Messmate

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OTHER NAME/S

  • Messmate Stringybark
  • Brown-top Stringybark
  • Victorian Messmate
  • Australian Oak
  • Tasmanian Oak

BOTANICAL NAME

Eucalpytus obliqua

DESCRIPTION

Heartwood is a pale brown. Sapwood is pale yellow, usually distinguishable from the heartwood. Texture is moderately coarse but even with the grain sometimes interlocked. Growth rings are visible but not prominent and gum veins common.

USAGE

  • Joinery

GROWING REGION

Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.

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HARDNESS

Janka (kN):

7.1

DENSITY

Green Dry (GD) kg/m3:

1080

Air Dry (ADD) kg/m3:

780

DURABILITY

In Ground (IG):

3

Above Ground (AG):

3

gympie messmate

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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