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South Burnett Regional

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Building member details

Handrails

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Properties for [gum, blue, Sydney]

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Standard trade name	gum, blue, Sydney
Botanical name	Eucalyptus saligna
Synonyms	NA
Origin	Queensland-central, Queensland-south, Australia
Schedule	Schedule B
Hardwood	Yes
Density (kg/m3)	895
Durability above-ground	(2)
Durability in-ground	3
Hardness	H
Joint dry (JD)	JD2
Joint green (JG)	J2
Strength dry (SD)	(SD3)
Strength green (SG)	(S2)
Bushfire resisting	No
Lyctine susceptibility	(SL)
Termite resistance	NR
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Target design life, hazard zones and conditions for use

Botanical name	Eucalyptus saligna
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	C5
15 years In-ground:B	C5
15 years In-ground:C	C5
15 years In-ground:D	C5

Botanical name	Eucalyptus saligna
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	H5!
50 years In-ground:B	C7
50 years In-ground:C	C9
50 years In-ground:D	C9