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Environment:
Exposed
Target design life (years):
50
 

Properties for [gum, red, forest]

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Standard trade name gum, red, forest gum, red, forest
Botanical name Eucalyptus blakelyi ssp. blakelyi Eucalyptus tereticornis
Synonyms Eucalyptus umbellata Eucalyptus umbellata
Origin Queensland-south,
Australia 		Queensland-north,
Queensland-central,
Queensland-south,
Australia
Schedule Schedule B Schedule B
Hardwood Yes Yes
Density (kg/m3) 1055 1010
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) (SD4) (SD4)
Strength green (SG) (S2) (S2)
Bushfire resisting No No
Lyctine susceptibility (SL) NS
Termite resistance R R
Advisory codes

Target design life, hazard zones and conditions for use

Botanical name Eucalyptus blakelyi ssp. blakelyi Eucalyptus tereticornis
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 blakelyi ssp. blakelyi Eucalyptus tereticornis
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