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Timber Advisory Notes
TreeNote No 7
[Reviewed May 2005]
Produced by the Forest Products Commission
Timber Advisory Notes, originally published by CALM, describe the wood properties of 39 types of timber available on the Australian market. Seventeen of the timbers are grown in Australian native forests and plantations. The other 22 are imported.
The Timber Advisory Notes relevant to Western Australian farm forestry are reproduced in these web pages.
Links to these Notes are shown below; other timbers included in the series are also listed below.
- Timbers grown in Australia
- Imported timbers
- Where to get Timber Advisory Notes
- Background information
Timbers grown in Australia
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| Ash, Mountain | Eucalyptus regnans | Native - Vic., Tas. | 11 |
| Ash, Victorian | Eucalyptus regnans, delegatensis | Native - Tas., Vic., NSW | 27 |
| Blackbutt, WA | Eucalyptus patens | Native - WA | 4 |
| Gum, Southern blue | Eucalyptus globulus | Native - Tas., Vic. | 23 |
| Gum, Spotted | Corymbia maculata | Native - NSW, Qld | 25 |
| Jarrah | Eucalyptus marginata | Native - WA | 1 |
| Karri | Eucalyptus diversicolor | Native - WA | 2 |
| Mallet, Brown | Eucalyptus astringens | Native - WA | 6 |
| Marri | Corymbia calophylla | Native - WA | 3 |
| Oak, Tasmanian | E. obliqua, regnans, delegatensis | Native - Tas., Vic., NSW | 26 |
| Pine, Maritime | Pinus pinaster | Exotic - SW Europe | 9 |
| Pine, Radiata | Pinus radiata | Exotic - N. America | 10 |
| Pine, White Cypress | Callitris columellaris, glauca | Native - NSW, Qld | 39 |
| Sheoak, WA | Allocasuarina fraseriana | Native - WA | 8 |
| Stringybark, Yellow | Eucalyptus muelleriana | Native - NSW, Vic. | 24 |
| Tuart | Eucalyptus gomphocephala | Native - WA | 7 |
| Wandoo | Eucalyptus wandoo | Native - WA | 5 |
Imported timbers
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| Ash, American | Fraxinus americana | Exotic - N. America | 34 |
| Beech, European | Fagus sylvatica | Exotic - Europe | 35 |
| Cedar, Western red | Thuja plicata | Exotic - N. America | 12 |
| Cherry, American | Prunus serotina | Exotic - N. America | 33 |
| Fir, Douglas | Pseudotsuga menziesii | Exotic - N. America | 13 |
| Iroko (W. African teak) | Chlorophora excelsa | Exotic - W. Africa | 29 |
| Jelutong | Dyera costulata, lowii | Exotic - S.E. Asia | 16 |
| Kapur | Dryobalanops spp. | Exotic - S.E. Asia | 15 |
| Kempas | Koompassia spp. | Exotic - S.E. Asia | 36 |
| Keruing | Dipterocarpus spp. | Exotic - S. and S.E. Asia | 17 |
| Kwila | Intsia bijuga, palembanica | Exotic - S.E. Asia to Fiji | 37 |
| Lumbayau | Heritiera spp. | Exotic - S.E. Asia | 18 |
| Mahogany, African | Khaya spp. | Exotic - Africa | 28 |
| Makore | Tieghemella heckelii | Exotic - W. Africa | 30 |
| Maple, American rock | Acer saccharum | Exotic - N. America | 31 |
| Meranti, Dark red | Shorea spp. | Exotic - S.E. Asia | 19 |
| Meranti, Light red | Shorea spp. | Exotic - S.E. Asia | 20 |
| Nyatoh | Mainly Palaquium, Payena spp. | Exotic - S.E. Asia | 21 |
| Oak, American white | Quercus alba | Exotic - N. America | 32 |
| Ramin | Mainly Gonystylus spp. | Exotic - S.E. Asia to Fiji | 22 |
| Spruce/pine/fir | Picea, Pinus, Abies spp. | Exotic - Canada | 38 |
| Teak | Tectona grandis | Exotic - S. Asia | 14 |
Timber Advisory Notes are available from:
- Forest Products Commission
Timber Technology Centre
Weir Road
Harvey WA 6220
Phone: (08) 9729 1913 - Department of Conservation and Land Management
(50 Hayman Road, Como WA)
Locked Bag 104
Bentley Delivery Centre WA 6983
Phone: (08) 9334 0333 - The Timber Advisory Centre
Homebase (55 Salvado Road)
PO Box 4002
Wembley WA 6014
Phone: (08) 9380 4411
Fax: (08) 9380 4477
E-mail: tac@fifwa.asn.au
Page last reviewed 30 May, 2005