Australian Hardwood Trees

Eucalyptus acmenoides eucalyptus maculata eucalyptus pilularis eucalyptus paniculate drepanophylla decepta sideroxylon mugga.

Australian hardwood trees.

Racosperma melanoxylon r br pedley. Hardwood usa s prestige australian flooring specialties. Recycled timber species for a broad explanation of species commonly available for appearance grade uses see the atfa australian timber flooring association web site and follow this link. Eucalyptus obliqua eucalyptus regnans eucalyptus delegatensis eucalyptus dalrympleana eucalyptus grandis.

We hope to raise the awareness to the high conservation value of remaining old growth forests in australia with these web pages. While it is relatively easy to recognise the genus identification of individual species is rather difficult and manly relies on the shape of fruiting cones and the number of teeth like leaves. Private native forestry trees the main types of commercial private native forest trees and timbers in queensland are hardwood e g. The genus of allocasuarina consists of nearly 60 species shrubs and trees that are endemic to australia with the majority being shrubs less than 5m tall.

Australian fig trees ficus spp australian eucalypts eucalyptus spp grevilleas grevillea spp and lilly pillies satinashes syzygium spp. Version june 2018 ver2. Aussie cypress brushbox red iron bark spotted gum sydney blue gum australian blackwood koa. Wood hardness varies among the hardwood species and some are actually softer than some softwoods.

It has a straight grain and a coarse but evenly textured surface area. Australian hardwood species guide. Trees with broad flat leaves as opposed to coniferous or needled trees. The species is also known as blackwood hickory mudgerabah tasmanian blackwood or blackwood acacia.

Red ironbark is a distinctive australian hardwood that grows from victoria through the western slopes of nsw into southern queensland. Species in the following genera are listed in groups on our web pages. Australian hardwood species guide. Red ironbark timber ranges from deep dark red to red brown.

Its rough bark is hard and deeply furrowed and ranges from a dark grey to black hue. In victoria demolition of buildings will yield local southern species of timber such as messmate and other stringybarks mountain ash and some red gum. In colour it varies in hues of reddishbrown through to deep chocolate.