White Stringybark

Local Names	Small-leaved stringybark, thin-leaved stringybark, Wilkinson’s stringybark, pink blackbutt.
Description and natural occurrence	A medium-sized forest tree attaining a height of 25 to 35 m and 0.7 to 1.0 m in stem diameter. The trunk is generally straight, of good form and the crown well branched and moderately dense. The bark is typically thick, stringy and persistent to the small branches. It is longitudinally fissured and grey to brown. A common eucalypt of the coast and some adjacent tablelands of New South Wales, extending to Yarraman, Queensland, with isolated stands in the Carnarvon Range area and the Blackdown Tableland. Also found on elevated sites in North Queensland from Mt Spec to the Windsor Tableland and north to Cooktown. Sawn timber of this species is available.
Wood Appearance	Colour. Heartwood is predominantly light brown and occasionally pale pink. The sapwood is paler in colour but not sharply differentiated. Grain. Generally medium textured and uniform, but sometimes interlocked. The presence of interlocked grain can produce attractive figure in some samples.
Uses	Engineering. As sawn timber in wharf and bridge construction, railway sleepers, cross arms, poles, piles, mining timbers. Construction. As sawn timber in general house framing, cladding, internal and external flooring, linings and joinery. Also in fencing, landscaping and retaining walls. Decorative. Outdoor furniture, turnery. Others. Boat building (keel and framing components, planking), coach, vehicle and carriage building, structural plywood.

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