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Timber fact sheet

Location details

Croydon Shire

Above-ground:
A
In-ground:
C

Building member details

Barge boards

Environment:
Exposed
Target design life (years):
15
 

Properties for [gum, grey]

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Standard trade name gum, grey gum, grey
Botanical name Eucalyptus propinqua var. propinqua Eucalyptus punctata
Synonyms Eucalyptus major,
Eucalyptus propinqua var. major 		Eucalyptus major,
Eucalyptus propinqua var. major
Origin Queensland-central,
Queensland-south,
Australia 		Queensland-south,
Australia
Schedule Schedule B Schedule B
Hardwood Yes Yes
Density (kg/m3) 1055 1055
Durability above-ground (1) (1)
Durability in-ground 1 1
Hardness VH VH
Joint dry (JD) JD1 JD1
Joint green (JG) J1 J1
Strength dry (SD) (SD2) (SD2)
Strength green (SG) (S7) (S7)
Bushfire resisting No No
Lyctine susceptibility NS NS
Termite resistance R R
Advisory codes

Target design life, hazard zones and conditions for use

Botanical name Eucalyptus propinqua var. propinqua Eucalyptus punctata
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 Approved Approved
15 years In-ground:C Approved Approved
15 years In-ground:D C1 C1
Botanical name Eucalyptus propinqua var. propinqua Eucalyptus punctata
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 C1 C1
50 years In-ground:B C7, C14 C7, C14
50 years In-ground:C C8 C8
50 years In-ground:D C8 C8