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Clicking any heading in the main data area (at right) will scroll the page back to this top position. Use the following links to jump to the associated section in the main data. Boring Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Distribution Overview Drying Defects Ease of Drying Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Schedules Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Staining Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Veneering Qualities Scientific Name Eucalyptus melliodora Trade Name Honey box Family Name Myrtaceae Common Names Honey box, Yellow box, Yellow ironbox, Yellow jacket Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Australia Common Uses Fuelwood, Heavy construction, Poles, Posts, Railroad ties, Wheel spokes, Wheels Distribution Overview In Australia in southeast Queensland, New South Wales, and western Victoria. This species is quite variable in hardiness, habit, and features due to geographical variations in its large natural range, and is therefore not usually regarded as a hardy species.  Heartwood Color Red Brown Pink Yellow to golden-yellow to orange Pale brown Pale red to pink Sapwood Color Red Grain Interlocked Interlocked Texture Coarse Fine Natural Durability Perishable Non-durable Non-resistant to termites Non-resistant to marine borers Susceptible to insect attack Durable Resistant to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera) Kiln Schedules Dry at a slow speed Drying Defects Internal Honeycombing Possible Collapse Checking Distortion Ease of Drying Moderately Difficult to Difficult Tree Size Tree height is 20-30 m Tree height is 60-70 m Tree height is greater than 70 m Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm Trunk diameter is 200-250 cm Boring Fair to good results Fairly easy to very easy Gluing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Planing Fair to Good Results Resistance to Impregnation Resistant heartwood Resistant sapwood Permeable sapwood Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Difficult to machine Screwing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Turning Fair to Good Results Veneering Qualities Suitable for peeling Veneers moderately easy Suitable for slicing Veneers easily Difficult to veneer Polishing Fair to Good Results Staining Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Strength Properties Density (dry weight) = 61< Max. crushing strength = high Hardness (side grain) = Hard Bending strength (MOR) = high Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Shrinkage, Tangential = large Shrinkage, Radial = small Shrinkage, Radial = moderate Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = high Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Shrinkage, Radial = very small Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 13576 20956 psi Density 50 lbs/ft3 Hardness 2940 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 6899 9945 psi Shearing Strength 2632 psi Stiffness 1833 2113 1000 psi Weight 53 49 lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 4 % Tangential Shrinkage 9 % Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 954 1473 kg/cm2 Density 801 kg/m3 Hardness 1333 kg Maximum Crushing Strength 485 699 kg/cm2 Shearing Strength 185 kg/cm2 Stiffness 128 148 1000 kg/cm2 Weight 849 785 kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 4 % References Anderson, R.H.,1947,The Trees of New South Wales,New South Wales Department of Agriculture Australia - Forestry and Timber Bureau,1957,Forest Trees of Australia,Australia Interior Department, Forestry and Timber Bureau Banks, C.H., Schoeman, J.P., Otto, K.P.,1977,The Mechanical Properties of Timbers with particular reference to South,Africa,South African Forestry Research Institute Bulletin,(Ed.,Schoeman, J.P. 1973 & Otto K.P. 1976,No.48 Bolza, E., Kloot, N.H.,1963,The Mechanical Properties of 174 Australian Timbers,C.S.I.R.O. 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Division of Forest Products Technological Paper No.13 Simpfendorfer, K.J.,1975,An Introduction to trees for South Eastern Australia,Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia Streets, R.J.,1962,Exotic Forest Trees in the British Commonwealth,Clarendon Press Oxford