Thread: Black wattle

Knowing what species of Acacia you are talking about will help greatly in determining it's worth....melanoxylon?......mangium?.....aulacocarpa?....cincinnata?...to name a few,that are commonly known as Black Wattle.Log size and form will also determine the quality of timber that is milled,again influencing price.Good luck with it,all the above mentioned species are very worthy of being milled

Thanks mapleman, How do i determine the species. I live in Far north queensland about an hour north of cairns does this mean any thing?

Originally Posted by cheazymarizy

Thanks mapleman, How do i determine the species. I live in Far north queensland about an hour north of cairns does this mean any thing?

The species that i mentioned all grow on the Tablelands,some pics would be good

Originally Posted by cheazymarizy

Thanks mapleman, How do i determine the species. I live in Far north queensland about an hour north of cairns does this mean any thing?

Hi cheazymarizy,

This graphic will tell you how many different Acacia's grow in your area.

http://www.worldwidewattle.com/image...nus-acacia.gif

Once you know which box you are in, fire off an email to Bruce Maslin. Preferably, include some pictures of the trees and he should be able to answer this question in a heartbeat.

Contact: Bruce Maslin
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (08) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fax: (08) xxxxxxxxx
Postal address: Department of Environment and Conservation, Locked Bag 104, Bentley Delivery Centre, Western Australia 6983

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http://www.worldwidewattle.com/speci...culiformis.jpg
Acacia auriculiformis - WATTLE


http://www.worldwidewattle.com/speci...es/mangium.jpg
Acacia mangium - WATTLE

Good one Runge!!


How many tree books do you have, or do you simply cruise the internet??

Mangium is very common around the Atherton Tableland,paticularly around Yungaburra and surrounds...it is a true pioneer species,replacing areas once covered in rainforest, however they can grow quite huge,and can produce some nice figure Brown Salwood (Aulacocarpa) is another very common pioneer species of this area,it also produces beautifully figured grain...every chance it's Tassie Blackwood (Melanoxylon) as it grows around there as well

Originally Posted by artme

Good one Runge!!


How many tree books do you have, or do you simply cruise the internet??

I use articles and the internet ...

Thanks for your help, i have taken some photo's and will up load when i figure out how to and i will also email them to Bruce, but i believe i have several different species on the property due to different leaf width, bark colour and formation.

Hi Runge,
Thanks for this info, however i was unable to email bruce as the email address must no longer be active I have placed some pictures up so hopefully someone will be able to help me out with there species.

Originally Posted by Runge

Hi cheazymarizy,

This graphic will tell you how many different Acacia's grow in your area.

http://www.worldwidewattle.com/image...nus-acacia.gif

Once you know which box you are in, fire off an email to Bruce Maslin. Preferably, include some pictures of the trees and he should be able to answer this question in a heartbeat.

Contact: Bruce Maslin
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (08) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fax: (08) xxxxxxxxx
Postal address: Department of Environment and Conservation, Locked Bag 104, Bentley Delivery Centre, Western Australia 6983

Edit: Phone number removed, please PM phone details of another person to avoid spammers - Mod

Looks a lot like the stuff we have around here which I understand to be
Brown Salwood (Aulacocarpa)

It does cut up nice!

Originally Posted by gonetroppo

Looks a lot like the stuff we have around here which I understand to be
Brown Salwood (Aulacocarpa)

It does cut up nice!

Sure doesAulacocarpa is extremely common around this area,some trees i have seen 1m+ girth and very long,straight boles....it cuts up nice,alrightReckon you have got plenty of Mangium gowing there too...,

Here are some logs from trees that were killed by Yasi.
The largest is about 900 diam at base.

They will cut up nice....your area produces good quality Acacia as well....these pics are of Brown Salwood(Mission Beach area) we milled a few years ago...it can be quite stunning at times...