Species & Availability
Australian hardwoods, especially those from New South Wales, are world renowned for their beauty, unique natural features, density and hardness making them ideal for decorative flooring, able to withstand the rigors of everyday use long after many inferior timbers require replacement.
AST produces a wide range of hardwood species at our Kempsey mill. These include our Aussie Reds (a mix of Bloodwood, Grey Gum and Red Mahogany) Aussie Whites (a mix of Stringybarks- Blue Leaf, Silver Top, White & Yellow and White Mahogany), the magnificent Coastal Blackbutt, *Blue Gum, *Rose Gum, *Tallowwood - with species such as Ironbark, Spotted Gum, Brushbox and Turpentine also available in limited quantities.
Note:
* Blue Gum may contain a proportion
of hybrid Rose Gum.
* Rose Gum may contain a proportion of hybrid Blue Gum.
* Tallowwood may contain a proportion of other similar species.
While AST makes every effort to identify it's species as true to label as possible packs may contain a minimal proportion of other similar species.
Click here to view species specifications table.
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Sydney Blue Gum is a tall tree, found along the New South Wales coastline extending from Batemans Bay in the south to southern Queensland. |
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Blackbutt (often referred to as Coastal Blackbutt to distinguish it from the tableland species) is one of the most common species of hardwood commercially available from the coastal forests of New South Wales. Blackbutt is an extremely versatile timber with uses ranging from poles and sleepers through to decking, flooring and furniture. The heartwood is of Class 2 durability allowing external application. |
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Tallowwood is a large hardwood found along the coast and coastal ranges between the Hunter River in New South Wales up to the Maryborough district of Queensland. |
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A large hardwood of very common occurrence growing in an area ranging from the New South Wales/Victorian border to the Maryborough district in Queensland. This species is sometimes known as Spotted Iron Gum, due to the nature of the timber, which is very dense with excellent mechanical properties. The raw timber has a slightly greasy feel, a property which is well regarded and utilised in tool handles (a common use for this species). The heartwood is durable (Class 2) and the sapwood is susceptible to lyctid borer attack. |
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Flooded Gum (also known by the trade name of Rose Gum) is a large hardwood that grows in the moist soils along the east coast of Australia ranging from around Bulahdelah in New South Wales up to northern Queensland in a discontinuous distribution, typically in moist valleys. |
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Aussie Reds is made up from a variation of Red Mahogany, Grey Gum and Bloodwood. Red Mahogany is found in the coastal forests of the NSW mid north coast and north coast, extending into south east Queensland and further north. The heartwood is dark red, with a distinctly paler sapwood. The texture is medium and even, with the grain slightly interlocked. Pin holes can be a distinctive feature. The heartwood is durable (Class 2) and the sapwood is susceptible to Lyctid attack. Whilst it is a much sought after species for its colour and grain, it is not available in large quantities. The timber's working characteristics are good and applications include framing, decking, flooring, panelling and general construction. Shrinkage is about 4% radial, 6% tangential. | |
Timber colour variationTimber is a natural product and each log is unique in colour and character. Even within one species there will be natural variations. Some species will exhibit small variations while others vary greatly from log to log and within the log. It should be remembered no matter how big a sample of a species you have seen they are only indicative of the species colour and natural variation that may be expected. Your floor will be different from these samples and totally unique to you in its beauty. |
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