Common Name(s): Yarran
Scientific Name: Acacia homalophylla
Distribution: Australia
Average Dried Weight: 79.6 lbs/ft3 (1,275 kg/m3)
Janka Hardness: 4,470 lbf (19,870 N)*
*Estimated hardness based on specific gravity
Comments: The species name is sometimes spelled without the “h”—i.e., omalophylla. Yarran is a small tree yielding very dense, dark brown timber. The wood was used by aboriginals to make spears, clubs, boomerangs, and other primitive weapons.
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[caption id="attachment_22095" align="alignleft" width="300"] Yarran (Acacia omalophylla)[/caption]
Identification: See the article on Hardwood Anatomy for definitions of endgrain features.
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In the Chinchilla ,Queensland area they are recorded. Yarran (I presume an Aboriginal Name) is also the common name for Acacia melvillei. Both species grow here. I have a lot of what I presume is Melvillei on my property & it is useful for drought fodder for cattle & also is a similar quality firewood as Brigalow which grows together with it. The soil type is clay & reasonably salty.