Red Gum Tree Wood
Red gum was recorded as a name in use by the swan river colonists in 1835.
Red gum tree wood. Die borke ist weich und weiß grau bis rotbraun und schält sich in kurzen bändern oder flicken ab. Beim roten eukalyptus liegt heterophyllie vor. Common names include marri and port gregory gum and a long standing usage has been red gum due to the red sap effusions often found on trunks. Der baum führt ein rotes kino welches als red gum bekannt ist.
The red gum tree produces lumber with wide sapwood that is whitish to light pink or tan in color. It needs careful selection as it tends to be. Traditionally used in rot resistant applications like stumps fence posts and sleepers more recently it has been recognised in craft furniture for its spectacular deep red colour and typical fiddleback figure. This wood is sometimes referred in the lumber trade as sapgum or sweetgum the heartwood is gray to reddish brown and this is the source of the wood most commonly referred to as redgum some examples of the heartwood feature darker black.