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Timber fact sheet

Location details

Palm Island Aboriginal Shire

Above-ground:
D
In-ground:
D

Building member details

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

Environment:
In-ground
Target design life (years):
50
 

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
Advisory codes

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