This beautiful, shimmering hardwood has a golden glow not unlike the honey derived from its flower. And it's equally as hard and durable as jarrah and karri.

You'll see each piece of wood has a unique character as a result of gum veins, grain discolouring, borer holes, wind, drought and fire. For many years Marri was regarded as the pest of the forest because of these unique features. However, more and more consumers are starting to appreciate the distinctive beauty of natural character as opposed to the more homogenous look of perfect select-grain timber.

Marri is the most common gum tree in the WA forests and is the major food source for a number of parrot species. Marri flowers are also the major source of WA's honey. In earlier times the indigenous aboriginals collected the red, oozing gum from the trees and traded it with tanneries who used it for dying leather a rich, maroon hue.

Since the 1970's over 400,000 tonnes of Marri per year have been woodchipped and turned into fine magazine paper or cardboard. Only now are a small number of fine furniture makers beginning to make unique pieces of furniture from this distinctive furniture.