Utilisation of young, plantation-grown shining gum for veneer and plywood manufacture.  R. J. McKimm.  September 1984.  7 pp. (unpubl.)

SUMMARY

The quantity and quality yield of veneer from 20-year-old fast-grown Eucalyptus nitens Maiden (shining gum) were determined in a commercial-scale study at the plywood factory of Hancock Bros, Keon Park, Victoria.

The yield of veneer obtained was moderate (45%) and of low quality (resulting from degrade due to knots), indicating that the trees were unsatisfactory for commercial production of veneer. However, the results suggested that, had the trees been pruned at an early age to eliminate knots in the butt-log, they would probably have provided suitable veneer for the production of structural plywood.

Also published:

McKim, R.J. (1985)  Veneer and plywood manufacture from young, plantation-grown Eucalyptus nitens.  Dep. Conserv., For. and Lands, State For. and Lands Serv., For. Tech. Pap. 30: 11-16.