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Botanical Name

Eukalyptus diversicolor = Karri, Eucalyptus marginata = Jarrah, Eucalyptus regnans = Tasmanian Oak, Mountain Ash, Eucalyptus siderophloia = Red Ironbark, Eucalyptus globulus; family: Myrtaceae

Trade Names

Blue Gum, Bastard Box, Tasmanian Blue Gum, Southern Blue Gum, Blauer Gummibaum, Fieberbaum, Gommier bleu, Eucalipto

Substitution

Jarrah/Karri: Abarco, Balau, Indonesian keruing, Meranti, red; Tasmanian Oak: Cerejeira, Oak woods, European ash, Walnut, Wych elm (Ulmus spp.); Red Ironbark: Abzobe/Ekki, Banga-Wanga ( Amblygonocarpus spp); Pyinkado (Xylia spp.), Mukulungu (Autranella congolensis), Okan (Cylicodiscus gabunensis), Quebracho (Schinopsis spp.).

Indigenous to

West Australia, Tasmania

Characteristics

The sapwood-breadth of the 4 woods is about 3 cm for mature trees and is light grey to pallid yellow. The heartwood in Tasmanian Oak has a light oak color, partially with a pink shimmer; this type belongs to the lightest group of the Blue Gum wood. By contrast Jarrah, Karri and Red Ironbark offer reddish brown to dark ruby colored heartwoods, as most frequently occur among the Blue Gum wood. Pores are medium-sized to rough, for Red Ironbark only medium-sized.