Thread: Timber Identification Help.

Looks like Merbau which is a common choice for decking these days. It is a tropical hardwood and goes by a few other names. Any clear decking finish will bring out the colour but it will fade over time which is why most decking finishes have colour added. Merbau is one of the standard colour options.
To keep a deck looking good needs constant maintenance. An annual clean and redcoat is a good rule of thumb.

Merbau often has yellowish flecks in the timber. Looks more like an Australian eucalypt to me, though which one I couldn't positively say. Maybe Sydney Blue Gum?

Looks like Jarrah to me . Or another similar looking Aussie Eucalyptus .

Merbau is deep red but with a little bit more purple added. Those sanded boards above don't have the look of the colour of Merbau. More convincing to me though is Merbau has that Merbau open tropical looking grain to it.

Like this Merbau picture .

Merbau a.jpg

Jarrah and Eucalyptus which Jarrah is one of don't have that sort of look to the open grain or the patterns it forms like Merbau has.

With a bit of googling I am wondering if it is Flooded Gum (E. grandis) which, amongst others, was grown in that area’s hardwood plantation forests.