abstract:Ironbark is a common name of a number of species in three taxonomic groups within the genus Eucalyptus that have dark, deeply furrowed bark.Ian Brooker, "Botany of the Eucalypts" in J.
The forestwas being cut for charcoal to heat forges working ironfrom Adirondackmines, for hemlockbark used in localtanneries, and for sawlogs milled downstream.