Rose Gum

Rose gum is a large, fast growing hardwood timber. When grown in a favourable environment, rose gum is one of the most productive plantation eucalypts. It is a very tall forest tree, reaching 45 to 55 metres in height, with a trunk of between one and two metres in diameter. The trunk displays rough, stringy grey-brown bark at the base, with a white, powdery bark extending above.

Rose Gum Sizes and Specifications

Species in Detail
Look and Features
Moderately course and predominantly straight grained
Colour
Heartwood that is pink to red-brown in colour, with paler sapwood
Janka Hardness Rating
7.5
Botanical Name
Eucalyptus Grandis
Also known as
Flooded Gum, Scrub Gum
Dry Density
750kg/m3
Natural Durability
Class 2 (above ground)
Profiles
60x19, 80x19, 85x19, 130x19, 180x21, 80x12, 80x13, 83x14, 130x14, 180x14, 63x19

Grade Descriptions

  • Select Grade: The features that are present in Select Grade flooring are relatively small and few in number, and although they are visible the features do not dominate the appearance of the floor.
  • Standard Grade (Medium Feature): Flooring in this grade will be moderately featured. Gum veins, gum pockets, insect trails, burls and borer holes are some of the characteristics that will be more prevalent in Standard Grade.
  • Feature Grade (High Feature): Feature grade flooring is heavily peppered with natural features, particularly large gum veins.
  • Rustic Grade: A full featured floor to provide an old world charm. It may contain features that are more prominent than Feature Grade but with the structural integrity of a Feature Grade floor.