A very fine, smooth wood that saws, planes, routs and finishes without issue. Tasmanian (or Australian) Myrtle is so attractive that it's useful for fine woodworking furniture pieces and musical instruments. The color does darken with age, but keeps a reddish or pinkish color.
Color Range
The heartwood is a creamy pink, brown, or reddish-brown to pinkish-brown, sometimes with darker streaks of red, brown or purple. Displays a faint curly, mottled, dimpled, flame, or similar figure.
Other Names
Australian nothofagus, Beech, Beech myrtle, Mountain beech, Myrtle beech, New Guinea beech, Silver beech, Tasmanian beech, Tasmanian myrtle
Some Typical Uses
Boat building, Brush backs & handles, Carvings, Dowel pins, Flooring, Furniture components, Joinery, Mine timbers, Plywood, Turnery, Baskets, Bent Parts, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Chairs, Chests, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Fine furniture, Kitchen cabinets, and other Woodwork
What's the Tree Like?
Grows to 200 feet tall with clear boles up to 40 feet. The tree grows in pure stands on lands that are unsuitable for agriculture, and can also be regenerated readily and repeatedly
Tasmanian Pink Myrtle grows in
Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Tasmanaia.
Tasmanian Pink Myrtle Prices and Available Wood or Lumber Products
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