Forest Information
For information on Australia's forest types, please refer to the Bureau of Rural Sciences Forest Profile publications.
Species
Below is a list of the major tree species used in plantations throughout Australia with its scientific and common name. Species have been divided into 'Softwood' and 'Hardwood' categories. Softwoods include exotic species such as Radiata pine as well as native species such as Hoop pine; whereas the Hardwoods include only native species such as Blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus)". A description of each of the species, its distribution and wood properties are also available
Hardwood
- Acacia mangium (Mangium)
- Acacia melanoxylon (Blackwood) *
- Corymbia citriodora (Lemon Scented Gum/Spotted Gum)
- Corymbia maculata (Spotted Gum)
- Corymbia variegata (Spotted Gum)
- Eucalyptus argophloia (White Gum)
- Eucalyptus camaldulensis (River Red Gum) *
- Eucalyptus cloeziana (Gympie Messmate)
- Eucalyptus grandis (Flooded Gum) *
- Eucalyptus pilularis (Blackbutt) *
- Eucalyptus regnans (Mountain Ash) *
- Eucalyptus saligna (Sydney Blue Gum) *
- Eucalyptus diversicolor (Karri)
- Eucalyptus globulus (Blue Gum) *
- Eucalyptus nitens (Shining Gum)
Softwood
- Araucaria cunninghamii (Hoop Pine) *
- Pinus elliottii (Slash Pine)
- Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis; Pinus caribaea var. caribaea. (Caribbean pine)
- Pinus pinaster (Maritime Pine)
- Pinus radiata (Radiata Pine)
* Includes photograph (courtesy of Australian National Botanic Gardens)