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Whitsunday Regional

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Lining

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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
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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