Red Gum Tree Wood

This wood is sometimes referred in the lumber trade as sapgum or sweetgum the heartwood is gray to reddish brown and this is the source of the wood most commonly referred to as redgum some examples of the heartwood feature darker black.

Red gum tree wood. It is somewhat brittle and is often cross grained making hand working difficult. Der baum führt ein rotes kino welches als red gum bekannt ist. Traditionally used in rot resistant applications like stumps fence posts and sleepers more recently it has been recognised in craft furniture for its spectacular deep red colour and typical fiddleback figure. Red gum is so named for its brilliant red wood which can range from a light pink through to almost black depending on the age and weathering.

The red gum tree produces lumber with wide sapwood that is whitish to light pink or tan in color. Common names include marri and port gregory gum and a long standing usage has been red gum due to the red sap effusions often found on trunks. It needs careful selection as it tends to be. Red gum was recorded as a name in use by the swan river colonists in 1835.