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Timber fact sheet

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Aurukun Shire

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Building member details

Poles, posts (House/deck, in-ground)

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Target design life (years):

Properties for [box, northern]

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Standard trade name box, northern
Botanical name Tristania spp.
Synonyms NA
Origin Asia-Pacific
Schedule Schedule C
Hardwood Yes
Density (kg/m3) 940-1280
Durability above-ground (2)
Durability in-ground (2)
Hardness H, VH
Joint dry (JD) JD1
Joint green (JG) J1
Strength dry (SD) (SD2)
Strength green (SG) (S1)
Bushfire resisting No
Lyctine susceptibility (SL)
Termite resistance NR
Advisory codes

Target design life, hazard zones and conditions for use

Botanical name Tristania spp.
5 years above-ground Approved
15 years protected Approved
15 years Above-ground:A Approved
15 years Above-ground:B Approved
15 years Above-ground:C Approved
15 years Above-ground:D Approved
15 years In-ground:A Approved
15 years In-ground:B C2
15 years In-ground:C C3
15 years In-ground:D C4
Botanical name Tristania spp.
50 years protected Approved
50 years Above-ground:A Approved
50 years Above-ground:B Approved
50 years Above-ground:C H3!
50 years Above-ground:D H3!
50 years In-ground:A C3
50 years In-ground:B C7
50 years In-ground:C C8
50 years In-ground:D C8