Editing Eucalyptus marginata (section)

==Uses==
[[File:Jarrah - Eucalyptus marginata.jpg|thumb|Jarrah blossom]]
[[File:JarrahFence gobeirne.jpg|thumb|right|Jarrah was commonly used for [[Fence|fencing]] in [[Western Australia]].]]
[[File:Jarrah wine rack.jpg|thumb|Jarrah wine rack]]
[[File:Jarrah Flooring NZ.jpg|thumb|right|Second-hand jarrah flooring after 80 grit [[Floor sanding|sanding]] in [[New Zealand]]]]
Jarrah produces a dark, thick, tasty honey, but its wood is its main use. It is a heavy wood, with a [[specific gravity]] of 1.1 when green. Its long, straight trunks of richly coloured and beautifully grained termite-resistant timber make it valuable for cabinet making, flooring, panelling and outdoor furniture. The finished lumber has a deep rich reddish-brown colour and an attractive grain. When fresh, jarrah is quite workable but when seasoned it becomes so hard that conventional wood-working tools are near useless on it.<ref>{{cite journal|jstor=4118419|title=Jarrah Timber. (Eucalyptus marginata, Sm.)|date=1 January 1890|journal=Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)|volume=1890|issue=45|pages=188–190|doi=10.2307/4118419}}</ref> It is mainly used for cabinet making and furniture although in the past it was used in general construction, railway sleepers and [[Deep foundation|piles]]. In the 19th century, famous roads in other countries were paved with jarrah blocks covered with [[Asphalt concrete|asphalt]].<ref name="fpc" /><ref name="Gardner" />

Jarrah wood is very similar to that of Karri, ''[[Eucalyptus diversicolor]]''. Both trees are found in the southwest of Australia, and the two woods are frequently confused. They can be distinguished by cutting an unweathered splinter and burning it: karri burns completely to a white ash, whereas jarrah forms charcoal. This property of jarrah was critical to charcoal making and [[charcoal iron]] smelting operations at [[Wundowie, Western Australia|Wundowie]] from 1948 to 1981.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/2ce46168-f12e-4fa2-a0ce-a1f633c29324/Final-Oct-2008-Con-Plan.pdf|title=WUNDOWIE GARDEN TOWN CONSERVATION PLAN|last=Relix & Fiona Bush Heritage and Archaeology|publisher=Wundowie Progress Association}}</ref> Most of the best jarrah has been logged in southwestern Australia.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

A large amount was exported to the United Kingdom, where it was cut into blocks and covered with asphalt for roads. One of the large exporters in the late nineteenth century was [[M. C. Davies]] who had mills in the Augusta - Margaret River region of the southwest, and ports at [[Hamelin Bay]] and [[Flinders Bay]].

The local poet [[Edwin Greenslade Murphy|Dryblower Murphy]] wrote a poem, "Comeanavajarrah" that was published in ''[[The Sunday Times (Western Australia)|The Sunday Times]]'' of May 1904, about the potential to extract alcohol from jarrah timber.<ref name="Murphy">{{cite news|last1=Murphy|first1=Edwin G.|title=Comeanavajarrah|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/57192751|access-date=20 April 2018|newspaper=The Sunday Times (Western Australia)}}</ref>

As of the banning of native logging in Western Australia in 2024,<ref name="ABC-1-1-24">{{cite news |last1=Lynch |first1=Jacqueline |last2=Forrester |first2=Kate |title=Will there still be firewood? How Western Australia's native logging ban could affect you |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-01/native-timber-logging-now-banned-in-western-australia/103267996 |access-date=7 January 2024 |work=ABC News |agency=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=1 January 2024 |language=en-AU}}</ref> jarrah has become more highly prized, and can only be obtained as recycled timber from sources such as demolished houses and railway sleepers.

Jarrah is used in musical instrument making, for percussion instruments and guitar inlays.

Because of its remarkable resistance to rot, jarrah is used to make [[hot tub]]s.

''Eucalyptus marginata'' have been used for traditional purposes as well. Some parts of the jarrah tree were used as a remedy for some illnesses and diseases. Fever, colds, headaches, skin diseases and snakes bites were traditionally cured through the use of jarrah leaves and bark.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Perth Plants|last=Barrett|first=Russell|publisher=CSIRO Publishing|year=2016|isbn=978-1-4863-0602-2|location=Clayton South, VIC|pages=4}}</ref>

Jarrah honey is a premium monofloral honey produced by bees that forage on the nectar of the jarrah tree. The honey has properties such as being anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory low {{clarify span|GI|date=January 2025}}<!--probably Glycemic index, but citation required because it is not in "Research into Western Australian honeys"--> and prebiotic.{{cn|date=January 2025}} Average production of jarrah honey is only 100 tonnes per annum but the yield is significantly impacted by the environment (fire, rainfall, soil moisture and temperatures). For example a peak yield of 400 tonnes was recorded in the 2011–12 season, while the harvest was only 50 tonnes in the 2023–24 season.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Manning |first=Robert |url=https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1039&context=pubns |title=Research into Western Australian honeys |publisher=Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia |year=2011 |publication-date=2011 |language=English}}</ref>