Had a question as to whether anyone has purchased/turned/worked with Eucalyptus Corymbia? I have some rather large slabs and really can't find too much on-line re: this type of wood. Is it something where you just call it a "Eucalyptus" and go from there? Interested in selling some of it since I have so much, but can't find much info. on WB or Google about pricing/reference to it. Thanks for any insights on how you might handle this.
Eucalyptus Corymbia
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I don’t have knowledge of this species, but to determine the market for it, I would recommend you just post a few pieces for sale. Chuck
I bought a slab of "eucalyptus"...I'm not sure if it's what you're referencing or not. I googled "Corymbia"...maybe mine is a different kind. I'd like to see what yours looks like.
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I'll try and get a pic posted later today. Did find this on Wikipedia:
Taxonomy[edit]
For an example of changing historical perspectives, in 1991, largely genetic evidence indicated that some prominent Eucalyptus species were actually more closely related to Angophora than to other eucalypts; they were accordingly split off into the new genus Corymbia.Although separate, all of these genera and their species are allied and it remains the standard to refer to the members of all seven genera Angophora, Corymbia, Eucalyptus, Stockwellia, Allosyncarpia, Eucalyptopsis and Arillastrum as "eucalypts" or as the eucalypt group.[1][3][4][5]
So my question is....which Corymbia is it? There are many species, did you have any common names to go with it as well?
or like this one? this is from a eucalyptus yard tree in las vegas, rough box bark on the trunk, smooth on the limbs with an elongated willow type leaf
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i've slabbed one piece of eucalyptus that looked like that. it was a rough bark type that had many elongated diamond shaped indentions under the bark. created an almost birdseye effect
I think it's called beeswing figure. Your's is beautiful, Vegas...think mine will clean up similar.
no yours is like the birdseye one, the one i cut like yours was a little less impressive to me but still interesting if cut to show the best features of it's grain. i think in yours the best pattern is actually in the side of the board rather than the face
the beeswing one has a definite zig zag pattern in the wood directly under the bark, and sometimes a ringed look almost like curl in any branch segments that have developed grain pattern. most of the branches do not have any pattern, only the first 8 to 18 feet of the trunk/stems
JD, Here's info from wooddatabase.com
Scans/Pictures: There are currently no pictures of this exact wood species, but a similar species within the Eucalyptus genus is being substituted (E. marginata). If you’d like to contribute a wood sample of this specific species to be scanned, (even small pieces of veneer can be sent), please use the contact form.
www.wood-database.com
I have some Eucalyptus but not sure which. It cuts powdery rather than shavings.
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Scans/Pictures: There are currently no pictures of this exact wood species, but a similar species within the Eucalyptus genus is being substituted (E. marginata). If you’d like to contribute a wood sample of this specific species to be scanned, (even small pieces of veneer can be sent), please use the contact form.
Common Name | The Wood Database
www.wood-database.com
I have some Eucalyptus but not sure which. It cuts powdery rather than shavings.
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Mark - Sample results from US Forest Products Lab. in Madison only ID’d as Eucalypt/Corymbia.
I have some rather large blocks and the gentleman, who originally purchased it, told me it was from Australia. Pics:
I'll have to shave a side and see how it looks! Interesting information.
Looks a lot like Eucalyptus montivaga, I don't have a common English name for the wood. Those gum pockets can occur in many species of Eucs, thus a great idea to define simply as that, a Euc from either the Corymbia or Eucalyptus genre.
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