Tree Identification

[Tristan Croll]

Can anyone tell me what this tree is? A couple of them were cut down on my local golf course, and I want to see about salvaging them for woodturning. However, it would be nice to know what it is that I am getting, and whether the timber is likely to turn up well.
A picture of the tree in question may be found here (http://www.one.net.au/~litebook/tree.jpg), and a (slightly blurred) closeup of the leaves may be found here (http://www.one.net.au/~litebook/leaves.jpg). They seem to be quite popular decorative trees around Brisbane.

Thanks,
Tristan Croll

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[Tristan Croll]

My apologies. The correct links for the pictures are here (http://web.one.net.au/~litebook/tree.JPG) for the tree and here (http://web.one.net.au/~litebook/leaves.JPG) for the leaves.

[jamesy]

Tristan, From what I could make out from your photos, the trees are teriliana. If they have rough bark for about a metre or so at the base then the trunk is smooth and shiny above and the leaves are full of sooty mould then I have the right tree. They have a highly figured heartwood with a wide pale sapwood. We have slabbed a large specimen, 600mm diameter and it a made a very nice bar top. I have not turned it but from my experience it is very stable. Only go for the big ones.

ps It is a native rainforest tree from north Qld that used be classified as a Eucalypt that got a bit out of hand when planted in Brisbane as a street tree.

[Tristan Croll]

Thanks for your help. I believe you've hit the nail on the head. Methinks I'll have to go and collect them.