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Name
Origin
Durability
Suitability
Blue Gum
Origin: New South Wales & Queensland
Durability: 2
Suitability:
- Cabinets
- Cladding
- Decking
- Flooring
- Furniture
- Joinery
- Staircase
Blue Gum
Eucalyptus Saligna
Heartwood dark pink to red brown. Sapwood usually sufficiently paler to be readily distinguished.
Texture moderately coarse and even. Grains straight or slightly interlocked. Gum veins common.
Also known as Sydney Blue Gum.
Suitability:
- Cabinets
- Cladding
- Decking
- Flooring
- Furniture
- Joinery
- Staircase
| Density (kg/m3 dry) | 850 |
|---|---|
| Specific Gravity | 0.85 |
| Modulus of Rupture (MPa dry) | 140 |
| Modulus of Elasticity (GPa dry) | 18 |
| Radial Shrinkage % | 5 |
| Tangential Shrinkage % | 9 |
| Hardness (Janka) (kN) | 9 |
| Finish | Good |
| Stability | Good |
| Durable | Yes |
|---|---|
| Sapwood Lyctid Susceptible | Yes |
| Machining | Good |
| Resistance to Split in Nailing | Good |
| Resistance to Split in Screwing | Good |
| Gluing | Good |
| Growing Region | nsw & qld |
| Availability | Widely |