Eucalyptus saligna

taxobox
name = Sydney Blue Gum

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image_caption = Plantation saplings
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Myrtales
familia = Myrtaceae
genus = "Eucalyptus"
species = "E. saligna"
binomial = "Eucalyptus saligna"
binomial_authority = Sm.|

"Eucalyptus saligna", known as the Sydney Blue Gum, is a large Australian hardwood (flowering) tree common along the New South Wales seaboard and into Queensland, reaching about 65 metres in height. It is a common plantation timber in Australia and South Africa.

Heavy (about 850 kg/m³), fairly hard, course, even texture, reasonably easy to work. General building construction, panelling, boat-building. Highly prized for flooring and furniture because of its rich dark honey colour.

References

* Bootle KR. (1983). "Wood in Australia. Types, properties and uses." McGraw-Hill Book Company, Sydney. ISBN 0074510479