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22nd May 2015, 07:22 PM #16
Well there most certainly is a Cascara tree (Rhamnus purshiana), and older specimens do have rough bark not unlike your specimen. It's native to western Nth America, but no doubt has found its way into parks & gardens here.
If it's from around Brisbane, could your lopper be confusing 'cascara' with 'Cassia'? It also has a rough bark when mature, and there is a lot of Cassia, of several different species around here.
And I like the suggestion that the 'heart' colour is a form of spalting, it certainly doesn't correspond with the growth rings....
Cheers,IW
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Cassia
Ian, definitely not Cassia. It was actually the first thing I asked him. I had not heard of Cascara and thought he may have been referring to Cassia which I had come across before. He knew Cassia very well because after I mentioned it to him he described it perfectly. I think his words went something like ""$hit tree Cassia, drops of yellow flowers, throws out saplings all over the place".
As for Leichardt. With respect John I would be very surprised. The trials of trying to identify species by photos (particularly taken by flash) but in real life this is quite white in the sapwood (any usually the heartwood as well I suspect). I have a few very nice pieces of Leichardt that came from Mission Beach and they are much yellower but more importantly also lighter in density than this. I think I’ll go with the tree lopper’s suggestion as he's seen more trees than I could hope to see in 10 lifetimes. Very likely is Cascara when I see the photos on the web. It was the fungal colouring that threw me off. Many thanks for all the great suggestions. Very respectful of the vast experience that taps into this forum.
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