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Banana Shire

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

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Properties for [mahogany, red]

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Standard trade name	mahogany, red	mahogany, red
Botanical name	Eucalyptus pellita	Eucalyptus resinifera
Synonyms	NA	NA
Origin	Queensland-north, Queensland-central, Queensland-south, Australia	Queensland-north, Queensland-central, Queensland-south, Australia
Schedule	Schedule B	Schedule B
Hardwood	Yes	Yes
Density (kg/m3)	995	995
Durability above-ground	(1)	(1)
Durability in-ground	(2)	(2)
Hardness	VH	VH
Joint dry (JD)	JD1	JD1
Joint green (JG)	J1	J1
Strength dry (SD)	(SD3)	(SD3)
Strength green (SG)	(S2)	(S1)
Bushfire resisting	No	No
Lyctine susceptibility	(SL)	(SL)
Termite resistance	R	R
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Target design life, hazard zones and conditions for use

Botanical name	Eucalyptus pellita	Eucalyptus resinifera
5 years above-ground	Approved	Approved
15 years protected	Approved	Approved
15 years Above-ground:A	Approved	Approved
15 years Above-ground:B	Approved	Approved
15 years Above-ground:C	Approved	Approved
15 years Above-ground:D	Approved	Approved
15 years In-ground:A	Approved	Approved
15 years In-ground:B	C2	C2
15 years In-ground:C	C3	C3
15 years In-ground:D	C4	C4

Botanical name	Eucalyptus pellita	Eucalyptus resinifera
50 years protected	Approved	Approved
50 years Above-ground:A	Approved	Approved
50 years Above-ground:B	Approved	Approved
50 years Above-ground:C	Approved	Approved
50 years Above-ground:D	Approved	Approved
50 years In-ground:A	C3, C11	C3, C11
50 years In-ground:B	C7, C11	C7, C11
50 years In-ground:C	C8, C11	C8, C11
50 years In-ground:D	C8, C11	C8, C11