Gympie Messmate     

Local Names	Gympie messmate, Queensland messmate, dead finish, yellow messmate
Description and natural occurrence	A large hardwood tree up to 50 m in height and 2 m diameter. Noted in the Gympie region for excellent stem form and vigour. Bark is brown or yellow-brown, flaky-fibrous, often distinctly tessellated on the trunk. Small branches usually smooth, grey-white in colour. Gympie messmate occurs in scattered areas from near Gympie in the south to near Cooktown in the north. Future supplies of plantation-grown Gympie messmate should be available from the wet tropics to Mackay, the Sunshine coast, the central and coastal Burnett and Moreton regions on suitable soils and where the mean annual rainfall exceeds 800 mm
Wood Appearance	Colour. The heartwood is yellowish-brown and the sapwood distinctly paler in colour. Grain. Unfigured, fine to medium textured, generally uniform in grain. Can be slightly interlocked.
Uses	Engineering. As sawn and round timber in wharf and bridge construction, railway sleepers, poles, piles, cross-arms and mining timbers. Construction. As unseasoned, sawn timber in general, house framing and as seasoned dressed timber in cladding, internal and external flooring, lining and joinery. Also in fencing, landscaping and retaining walls. Decorative. Outdoor furniture, turnery and joinery. Others. Coach, vehicle and carriage building; keel and framing components; planking.

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