Blue gum grinders?

**MAPLEMAN** · 7th August 2010, 08:32 PM

Is maidens blush a rainforest species? This tree was growing along the road(amongst gums/bloodwoods),in the poorest of soils,just outside Woodford on the Sunshine Coast.

**InterTD6** · 7th August 2010, 10:48 PM

from the last pic its definately not blackbutt either.
NFI on what maidens blush is.
regards inter

**Rowley** · 8th August 2010, 01:22 AM

This timber is a rainforest timber for sure the piece I have came from forests North of Coffs Harbour. I would think the name is a local one as I have been using timber from that part of the country over 50 years and I had never heard of it until the piece I have was given to me.
Rowley.

**artme** · 8th August 2010, 05:23 PM

I have senn lots of timber samples similar to that over the years. Could be almost any of a half dozen or so species.

**DoctorWu** · 15th August 2010, 04:08 PM

Spotted Gum.

**MAPLEMAN** · 15th August 2010, 09:16 PM

Originally Posted by DoctorWu

Spotted Gum.

Any particular reason?

**DoctorWu** · 16th August 2010, 07:32 AM

Impossible to know from those finished pieces but the rough cut bit looks a lot like Spotted, some of which can be very pale and with much of it showing strong fiddle-back.

**MAPLEMAN** · 16th August 2010, 08:12 AM

Originally Posted by DoctorWu

Impossible to know from those finished pieces but the rough cut bit looks a lot like Spotted, some of which can be very pale and with much of it showing strong fiddle-back.

Thanks for your reply.Had a suspicion they could be spotted gum,the timber does have alot of figure.Will post some more pics of it today

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