Wood species

Common wood species

Most of the timber species that we come across at Turnaround Timbers are hardwoods and most are Australian eucalypts. Below is a guide to the common species.

Because it can be hard to identify wood accurately without seeing the original tree, sometimes we might answer the question, "what wood is this?" with a cheeky:

"Eucalyptus ergonescio" (latin for "I don't know").

Eucalypts

Spotted gum
Corymbia maculata, Corymbia citriodora, and Corymbia henryi.
(NB: These species used to be classified eucalyptus).
Blackbutt
Eucalyptus pilularis
Jarrah
Eucalyptus marginata
Bluegum
Eucalyptus saligna (Sydney blue gum) and Eucalyptus globulus (Tasmanian blue gum).
Tallowwood
Eucalyptus microcorys
Rose gum
Eucalyptus grandis

River Red Gum
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Red Ironbark
Eucalyptus fibrosa
Grey Ironbark
Eucalyptus paniculata

Tasmanian oak
Eucalyptus regnans (mountain ash), Eucalyptus delegatensis (alpine ash), and Eucalyptus obliqua (messmate).
Karri
Eucalyptus diversicolor
Silvertop ash
Eucalyptus sieberi

Other woods

Brush box
Lophostemon confertus
Cypress pine
Callitris glaucophylla
Australian red cedar
Toona ciliata
Silky oak
Grevillea robusta
Tasmanian blackwood
Acacia melanoxylon
Blackbean
Castanospermum australe

Oregon (douglas fir)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Meranti (pacific maple)
Refers to a large group of species from Indonesia and the Philippines all from the Shorea genus.
Western red cedar
Thuja plicata