Native currant

Canthium latifolium

Native currant is usually a small multi-stemmed tree up to 3 m tall, with smooth light grey bark. The tree is found in most desert areas in Western Australia.

Wood description [more info]
Heartwood is light-coloured with a fine, intricate grain. The heartwood/ sapwood boundary is difficult to determine because of similar colouring.

Wood density [more info]
Air-dry density is about 840 kg/m3.

Shrinkage [more info]
Tangential and radial shrinkage are about per cent respectively.

Workability [more info]
Very good

Durability [more info]
-

Strength group and properties [more info]
Green and dry strength groups are (S4) and (SD4). The brackets indicate conservative provisional ratings based on the air-dry density. The more important strength properties based on the strength groups are given in the table below.

Uses [more info]
The species has recently become very popular with Western Australian woodturners.

Availability [more info]
Limited availability because of the scattered nature of the resource.