Where does Tallowwood timber come from?
Tallowwood or tallowood (Eucalyptus microcorys), is a Eucalypt species native to and common in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. Tallowwood is a moderate to large tree and it grows in forests near the coast.
What is Tallowwood timber used for?
Tallowwood has been used for applications include wharf and bridge construction (as sawn and round timber), railway sleepers, cross-arms, poles, piles and mining timbers. Construction uses range from unseasoned framing to dressed timber cladding, internal and external flooring, linings and joinery. Tallowwood is also used in fencing, landscaping and the construction of retaining walls. Decorative uses include outdoor furniture, turnery and joinery.
What Colour is Tallowwood timber?
Tallowwood Colour & Grain
Tallowwood heartwood ranges from pale to dark yellow-brown, in contrast to its typically whitish sapwood. The texture of the timber is moderately coarse, generally with an interlocked grain relatively free of gum veins. Figure is lacking, but tallowwood has a distinctive lustre and greasy appearance.
The durability above ground is Class 1 with a life expectancy of over 40 years. Durability in-ground is Class 1 – with a life expectancy of 25 years +. Tallowwood is very durable and hard wearing with a Janka rating at 8.6 and up to F27 Structural rating.
| Unseasoned | F17 |
| Seasoned | F27 |
| Toughness (Nm) | 15 – 25 Nm |
| Green | Medium |
| Dry | Medium |