Identifying Australian Hardwoods

It isn t until one dies on your property and you need a tree removal.

Identifying australian hardwoods.

The types of feature associated with native species include knot kino often called fire streak or gum lines burls hobnail and black speck. Ask yourself these questions. Does the wood have an open porous texture. 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.

Be sure to order a rough size at least 1 4 larger than your finished size. This eliminates the chances of a stain or natural aging skewing the color diagnosis of the wood. Trees with broad flat leaves as opposed to coniferous or needled trees. If the wood is unfinished then look at the texture of the grain.

A unique palette that ranges from pale brown and golden hues to a light cream with a slightly pink tint. Red ironbark is a distinctive australian hardwood that grows from victoria through the western slopes of nsw into southern queensland. The extent and limits of natural features are defined by the appearance grades. It is a dense pinkish grey to reddish brown timber with a natural waxiness.

Cypress pine is an australian softwood despite its apparent hardness. Red ironbark timber ranges from deep dark red to red brown. Observe the wood grain. Australian hardwood species guide.

Most commonly used for interior flooring furniture cladding and fences. A beautiful combination of highland timbers. The most predictable baseline to use when identifying wood is in a freshly sanded state. Wood hardness varies among the hardwood species and some are actually softer than some softwoods.

Version june 2018 ver2. Here is a quick leaf identification key of the common hardwoods in north america. Eucalyptus acmenoides eucalyptus maculata eucalyptus pilularis eucalyptus paniculate drepanophylla decepta sideroxylon mugga corymbia trachyphloia terminalis gummifera eucalyptus saligna. Tree identification guide it s easy to go through life with what our third grade teacher taught us about trees.

They are the typical markings of a unique group of native hardwoods the eucalypts. Eucalyptus obliqua eucalyptus regnans eucalyptus delegatensis eucalyptus dalrympleana eucalyptus grandis. Pinhole borers and beetle marks may be evident in some timber. What we half remember is enough for us to happily relegate trees to the background of everywhere we go and everything we do.