Timber
Plantation Oak is ASH’s unique brand of highly attractive plantation grown hardwood. Showcasing the best in Australian hardwood innovation, Plantation Oak is the responsible upgrade of plantation grown Shining Gum (Eucalyptus Nitens), otherwise largely destined for export and wood chip applications.
The secret is in ASH’s processing, skill and manufacturing prowess. Successful and responsible stewardship of a resource requires a balance between production, engineering and distribution. Ensuring the very best is obtained from every log and the whole tree is utilised to provide the greatest longevity in it’s end application.
Plantation Oak is engineered to create an architectural timber with higher strength and improved appearance when compared to its unrefined counterparts. Like all species processed through our world class facility in Heyfield, Victoria, Plantation Oak is straight line edged after drying, providing superior straightness. The result is a unique plantation hardwood with beautiful features and a consistent blonde to light brown colour – perfect for manufacturers and specifiers alike.
Offering a close alternative to Tasmanian Oak and Victorian ash, Plantation Oak is currently manufactured for mass timber solutions, glue laminated structural elements and selected joinery applications.
Plantation Oak excels in decarbonising the built environment, surpassing carbon neutrality even after factoring in embodied carbon.
| Colour | Pale blonde to light brown |
| Grain | Moderately coarse with a straight grain |
| Moisture Content | 10% |
| Density | 580kg/m3 at 12% moisture content |
| Impact Resistance | 16 Joules |
| Janka | 5.8 kN (seasoned) |
| Unit Shrinkage (KD) | Measurable movement in service – Medium Radial: 0.22% of board dimension per 1% moisture content change. Tangential: 0.33% of board dimension per 1% moisture content change |
| Stability | High (quarter sawn) |
| Cutting | Good |
| Bending | Satisfactory |
| Glueing | Excellent |
| Lyctus Susceptible | Sapwood is susceptible |
| Nail holding | Good |
| Durability | Above ground – Class 3 Below ground – Class 4 |
| Fire | Refer Australian Standard AS1530 Part 3 and Building Code of Australia Spread of flame index: 8 Smoke development index: 4 Critical Radiant Heat Flux: More than 2.2kW/m2 and less than 4.5kW/m2 Smoke development Rate: Less than 750% -min Average extinction area: Less than 250m2/kg Material Group No: 3 (unless coated to meet Group 1 & 2) Bushfire Attack level: BAL 12.5 and 19 – Door and window joinery only |
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Plantation Oak is ASH’s brand for plantation grown Shining Gum timber when processed to the quality and standards unique to us. As timber resources demands change, Plantation Oak ensures that there is an option for those seeking a quality plantation hardwood.
Our Plantation Oak range is made up of Eucalyptus Nitens, more commonly known as Shining Gum. The seeds for these plantations originate from the seeds collected in forests near ASH.
Our Plantation Oak range is made from Shining Gum, the colour typically ranges from pale blonde to very light brown, with a variety of very pale pink and pale yellow tones throughout.
Plantation Oak is a plantation grown Shining Gum and is a sustainably-sourced hardwood. Largely used for export or wood chip, our manufacturing innovation upgrades its function to high quality, aesthetically pleasing applications. Plantation Oak is PEFC certified by Responsible Wood – a third party not-for-profit that sets globally recognised standards for managing forests sustainably.
Plantation Oak excels in decarbonising the built environment, surpassing carbon neutrality even after factoring in embodied carbon.
