Common Name(s): Gidgee, stinking wattle, purple gidgee

Scientific Name: Acacia cambagei

Distribution: Endemic to Australia

Tree Size: 20-40 ft (6-12 m) tall,

                 1 ft (.3 m) trunk diameter

Average Dried Weight: 72 lbs/ft³ (1,150 kg/m³)

Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .93, 1.15

Janka Hardness: 4,270 lb_f (18,990 N)

Modulus of Rupture: 18,850 lb_f/in² (130.0 MPa)*

Elastic Modulus: 2,683,000 lb_f/in² (18.50 GPa)*

Crushing Strength: 10,150 lb_f/in² (70.0 MPa)*

*Conservative values based on strength group/bracket

Shrinkage: Radial: 4.0%, Tangential: 5.1%,

                  Volumetric: 9.2%, T/R Ratio: 1.3

Color/Appearance: Heartwood is medium to dark reddish brown, sometimes with darker streaks. Sharply demarcated sapwood is yellow. Curly figuring is also seen on some pieces, and is called “ringed gidgee.”

Grain/Texture: No data available.

Rot Resistance: No data available.

Workability: No data available.

Odor: No characteristic odor.

Allergies/Toxicity: Besides the standard health risks associated with any type of wood dust, no further health reactions have been associated with gidgee. See the articles Wood Allergies and Toxicity and Wood Dust Safety for more information.

Pricing/Availability: No data available.

Sustainability: This wood species is not listed in the CITES Appendices or on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Common Uses: No data available.

Comments: None.

Gidgee (endgrain 10x)

Gidgee (endgrain 1x)