Tallowwood

Tallowwood

Tallowwood has a wide variety of uses however particularly impressive results are achieved when featured as internal flooring and/or cladding. Generally, Tallowwood is an extremely tough and durable Australian timber. This wood has a coarse texture with an interlocking grain. As the word ‘tallow’ suggests, the timber of this species feels greasy to the touch.

Botanical Name

Eucalyptus Microcorys

Information

The heartwood of this species ranges in colour from pale to dark yellow-brown, with occasional tinges of olive green. Sapwood is a whitish colour. The texture of Tallowwood timber is moderately coarse, generally with interlocked grain. Unusually for a eucalypt species, Tallowwood is free of gum veins.

Timber Performance

Tallowwood timber products exhibit exceptional durability in both in-ground and aboveground applications, where life expectancy is greater than 25 and 40 years, respectively. Although tallowwood is highly resistant to decay and will withstand damp and wet conditions quite well.

Durability

In-Ground Class 1 | Above Ground Class 1

Density

(Green) 1200kg/m3 | (Dry) 990kg/m3

Strength

Unseasoned S2 | Seasoned SD2

Janka Rating

9.0 kN

Naturally Termite Resistant to AS3660

Resistant

Naturally Lyctus Susceptible

Susceptible