Lucky-Country Flooring at Hardwoods USA
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​Solid Australian Spotted Gum flooring: 
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  •  Unfinished
  • 3-1/4" x 3/4" solid.
  • Tongue and groove, end matched.
  • Minimum order 400 sq ft.
  • Contact us  to buy.
Spotted Gum is favored for flooring, structural, and decorative uses in home and commercial building. Scroll down for more...

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Photo: Spotted Gum floor - installed. ©. All rights reserved.
An Australian Spotted Gum solid floor - installed.

Australian Spotted Gum flooring - An "Aussie Icon"


​Why people LOVE Australian Spotted Gum

Corymbia maculata, Lemon-scented Gum, Corymbia citriodora, Eucalyptus citriodora - is a hardwood native to the east coast of Australia and it is a durable, strong wood which makes it a smart flooring choice. People are drawn to Spotted Gum flooring both for its strength and its restrained and up-market brown colors, while at the same time valuing the naturally occurring contrasts of its cream sapwood and its fine filaments of dark gum vein, its intermittent pinkish-browns, and the delight of its surprising "Fiddleback" grain. 

PLUS: Did you know? Australian Spotted Gum has fire resistant properties making it an attractive choice for wildfire prone areas.
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​People also love its Strikingly Beautiful Grain

Australian Spotted Gum is also noted for its strikingly artistic grain, particularly its Cathedral grain  and Fiddleback grain, as illustrated below:
Photo - Australian Spotted Gum solid flooring with Cathedral grain. ©. All rights reserved.
Australian Spotted Gum solid flooring - brown and cream colors, cathedral grain. ©.
Picture - Australian Spotted Gum with fiddleback grain. ©.
Spotted Gum with fabled "fiddleback" grain. ©.
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Fabled "Fiddleback Grain":
The Cathedral grain of Spotted Gum is interspersed with shimmering ripples of Fiddleback Grain , adding subtle interest and inviting a closer look.

Other Uses: Spotted Gum is a quiet sophisticate that knows how to roll up its sleeves for some heavy duty work. Due to its strength and marine borer resistant properties, Spotted Gum is also used in boat building, and wharf and bridge construction. It even found a role in the Australian mining industry as structural timbers. It is also the wood of choice for high impact uses such as axe handles.

Janka hardness: 2473 (American White Oak is 1360).
WHY is this particular Australian wood called "Spotted Gum"?
Photo: The swirling dappled spotty patterns in Australian Spotted Gum bark. ©.
INTERESTING FACT: The name of Australian Spotted Gum comes from the characteristic spotty patterns in the bark. ©.