Grey Gum

Local Names	Spotted gum, lemon-scented gum (C. citriodora subsp. citriodora only), spotted irongum.
Description and natural occurrence	The grey gums can grow to 40 m in height and 1 m diameter. On better sites form is generally good with a straight bole extending for half or two-thirds the tree's height. The bark decorticates in large irregular patches exposing a cream to bright orange surface, which after a time weathers to grey or grey-brown. Varieties of grey gum occur along the east coast of Australia from Wyong, New South Wales, to Maryborough and inland to the Carnarvon Ranges and Blackdown Tablelands in Queensland.
Wood Appearance	Colour. Heartwood is red to red-brown, sapwood is distinctly paler. Grain Grain usually interlocked, with coarse but even texture. Occasionally marked by grub holes.
Uses	Engineering. Railway sleepers, landscaping sleepers, cross-arms, poles, piles, mining timbers. Construction. Framing, flooring, retaining walls. Decorative. Boat building, butcher's blocks.

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