Locally Grown Victorian Timbers
Victorian Species
Victoria has a mix of forests producing highly sought-after hardwoods and softwoods, valued for everything from structural framing to fine cabinetry and decking. Supply has shifted with the recent ban on native logging, paving the way for further development in plantation species, far forestry, and recycled timber. We encourage the use of Victorian grown timbers to support local industry.
To find wood products local grown in Victoria, see below.
Wood Solutions also offers a guide to timber species and wood products for structural, interior, and exterior use.
Blackwood
Acacia melanoxylon
A native wattle tree that produces a highly decorative, dense timber with a lustrous finish, ranging from golden brown to deep chocolate.
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A premium cabinet-making wood, utilized for fine furniture, musical instruments, decorative veneers, and turned objects.
Radiata Pine
Pinus radiata
Radiata pine is a softwood. It grows up to ten times faster than eucalypts. Its timber is creamy yellow, with distinct growth rings
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Used in veneers, plywood, paper (pulpwood), boxes/crates, and construction lumber.
Southern Blue Gum
Eucalyptus globulus
A towering, fast-growing evergreen tree native to southeastern Australia, famous for its smooth, blue-grey bark and aromatic leaves.
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Globally prized for paper pulp, essential oil, and dense, durable hardwood timber
Victorian Ash
E. delegatensis & E. regnans
Marketed as Victorian Ash and known as one of the tallest flowering plants in the world, the Mountain or Alpine Ash is native to the damp, cool forests of the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges
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Extensively used in furniture manufacturing, cabinetry, flooring, lining boards, and general structural building
Messmate
Eucalyptus obliqua
A highly versatile hardwood with a rich, warm, and varied grain, often featuring natural characteristic gum veins.
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Popularly selected for high-end solid timber furniture, interior joinery, and premium flooring
Red Ironbark
Eucalyptus sideroxylon
Red ironbark heartwood is a deep dark red to red-brown. The timber's texture is fine and even with an interlocked grain.
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Red ironbark is ideal for engineered structures that require excellent durability and strength, including wharf and bridge members, poles, railway sleepers, mining timbers.
Spotted Gum
Corymbia maculata
Spotted gum is one of Australia’s premium native hardwoods with a striking appearance and a high degree of natural durability and strength.
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Used in engineering applications such as wharf and bridge construction, railway sleepers, cross-arms and mining timbers, and suitable for a range of building applications.
Yellow Stringybark
Eucalyptus muelleriana
Yellow stringybark is a medium to large hardwood species that grows in eastern Victoria. The tree features yellow to yellowish-brown heartwood with distinctively paler sapwood.
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Known for its medium texture and durability, often used in joinery and construction
Monterey Cypress
Cupressus Macrocarpa
Native to California but cultivated in Victoria, this timber is prized for outdoor furniture, boatbuilding, and utility lumber due to its durability and rich natural oils
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Used in decking, fencing and outdoor furniture, along with specialty crafts such as boatmaking and musical instruments
Silvertop Ash
Eucalyptus sieberi
Silvertop ash is a large, moderately durable Australian hardwood that grows in eastern Victoria.
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Silvertop ash provides good fire resistance, and is one of the species that was found to be suitable by the Building Commission in Victoria for home construction in bushfire areas
Sugar Gum
Eucalyptus cladocalyx
The sugar gum is a medium-to-large hardwood tree. The common name "sugar gum" derives from the sweet flavor of its juvenile leaves and its nectar-rich flowers
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This gum yelds highly durable, premium hardwood. It is widely used for external decking, heavy structural timbers, and firewood.