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Lemon scented gum
Lemon scented gum (Eucalyptus citriodora)

Family: Myrtaceae

Common names: Eucalyptus, Lemon eucalyptus, Lemon scented gum, Spotted gum, Spotted iron gum

Distributed in: Australia, Brazil, Congo, Fiji [Polynesia], Fiji, India, Madagascar, South Africa (Africa, Latin America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: Occurs naturally only on the central and northern coasts of Queensland, Australia, but does well in much of Africa, Brazil, California, Hawaii, India and even Portugal.

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Artificial limbs, Axles, Baseball bats, Bedroom suites, Boat building (general), Boat building, Boat building: framing, Boat building: planking, Boxes and crates, Bridge construction, Broom handles, Brush backs & handles, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Carvings, Charcoal, Construction, Cooperages, Decks, Domestic flooring, Drawer sides, Factory construction, Flooring, Flooring: commercial heavy traffic, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Furniture , Furniture, Handles, Handles: general, Handles: woodworking tools, Heavy construction, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Ladders, Lifeboats, Living-room suites, Medicinal use, Mine timbers, Office furniture, Paneling, Parquet flooring, Particleboard, Piling, Plywood, Pulp/Paper products, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Railroad ties, Shafts/Handles, Shipbuilding, Sporting Goods, Sub-flooring, Tool handles, Turnery, Vehicle parts, Veneer, Wharf construction, Wheel spokes, agricultural implements

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 200-250 cm

Colors: the heart isWhite, Yellowand the sapwoodWide, Yellow.The grain isWavy, the textureMedium to coarseand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to marine borer attack, Very durable

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly

Drying Defects: Slight collapse and honeycomb, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Variable results.

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight

Comments: The tree is reported to yield good honey, and the leaves contain oil which is used for medicinal purposes. The species is closely related to Spotted irongum (Eucalyptus maculata ).

Blunting Effect: Slight effect

Boring: Good results

Carving: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Cutting Resistance: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw

Gluing: Moderate gluing properties

Mortising: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Moulding: Good moulding properties

Movement in Service: Good moulding properties

Nailing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult, Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Planing: Planes well, to a good finish

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is treatable

Response to hand tools: Responds Readily

Routing recessing: Good in both routing and recessing.

Sanding: Responds well

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Steam bending: Moderate

Screwing: Fairly good characteristics, Screwing yields satisfactory results; Turning: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Painting: Good; Polishing: Very good; Staining: Stains well;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,62 0,65
Density 833 kg/m3
Bending Strength 907 1370 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 78 111 kg/cm2
Hardness 867 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 160 kg/cm2
Stiffness 143 169 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Weight 897 769 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 277 cm-kg
Static Bending 600 759 kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 12903 19490 psi
Crushing Strength 1117 1583 psi
Density 52 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1913 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 6600 9595 psi
Shearing Strength 2287 psi
Static Bending 8546 10800 psi
Stiffness 2036 2416 1000 psi
Toughness 241 inch-lbs
Specific Gravity 0.62 0.65
Weight 56 48 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %

Max. crushing strength = high 0
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium 0
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high 0
Bending strength (MOR) = high 0
Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu.ft 1
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Max. crushing strength = medium
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft
Shrinkage, Radial = large
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = high
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 67-75 lbs/cu. ft
Bending strength (MOR) = low
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Max. crushing strength = very high
Hardness (side grain) = medium
Hardness (side grain) = hard
Bending strength (MOR) = very high

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