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    Default Looking long(ish) term

    ....long(ish) because at almost 50 I cant be waiting 30 years for a suitable tree.
    I have recently purchased a small rural house block and have, (after the house, shed, chook run, bananas, vege patch and orchard) a left over bit for maybe some plantation hardwood.
    I am talking about only 1/4 acre, maybe 1000 m2 tops. Location is Ingham Qld, just north of Townsville, kinda bordeline wet tropics, average rainfall 3-4 metres. Not as dry as Townsville in Winter, definately more humidity, but not as wet as Cairns. I am really just a hack at wood work looking at some of the projects on here but I do try!... hard as I can!
    Any suggestions for a reasonably fast growing, desirable hardwood, probably more towards furniture, (tabletops, benchtops, maybe flooring) rather than knick knacky stuff. Cos I find its easier to sand out my mistakes ...rather than try to turn a bowl into a bookend...
    Ground is currently grassed. Entire area surrounding is planted out with sugarcane. We are on the floodlands of the Herbert River so soil is quality black soil and silt to a depth of 1.2 metres, (thats the deepest I've dug to sink a post)

    Cheers Phil
    Last edited by 12bolts; 15th August 2012 at 10:48 PM. Reason: bit more info

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    Default Growing trees in noth Qld

    Hi,

    I just did a woodlot design for someone in Warragul with 700m2 available. I managed to fit in trees for habitat, biodiversity, fine timber, firewood and food so a small area doesn't preclude doing something useful.

    I suggest joining Australian Forest Growers. They have a number of Qld branches inlcuding some in north Qld. See AFG Branches in Queensland

    There are some superb timber trees that grow well in your area and it sounds like you have the rainfall and soil for a very good site.

    The challenge will be to select species that produce something usable for fine timber in a relatively small period

    Best of luck with it


    Quote Originally Posted by 12bolts View Post
    ....long(ish) because at almost 50 I cant be waiting 30 years for a suitable tree.
    I have recently purchased a small rural house block and have, (after the house, shed, chook run, bananas, vege patch and orchard) a left over bit for maybe some plantation hardwood.
    I am talking about only 1/4 acre, maybe 1000 m2 tops. Location is Ingham Qld, just north of Townsville, kinda bordeline wet tropics, average rainfall 3-4 metres. Not as dry as Townsville in Winter, definately more humidity, but not as wet as Cairns. I am really just a hack at wood work looking at some of the projects on here but I do try!... hard as I can!
    Any suggestions for a reasonably fast growing, desirable hardwood, probably more towards furniture, (tabletops, benchtops, maybe flooring) rather than knick knacky stuff. Cos I find its easier to sand out my mistakes ...rather than try to turn a bowl into a bookend...
    Ground is currently grassed. Entire area surrounding is planted out with sugarcane. We are on the floodlands of the Herbert River so soil is quality black soil and silt to a depth of 1.2 metres, (thats the deepest I've dug to sink a post)

    Cheers Phil

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