Thread: Native cherry burl

Yum, I love cherrys!

Nice score. I assume you are referring to Exocarpos cupressiformis, even the main timber is georgous, but the burl is exceptional. The tree looks more like some sort of pine, but when you cut it looks like an acacia, and its actually related to the sandlewood.

Originally Posted by bench1holio

Yum, I love cherrys!

Native Cherry isn't like your normal cherry as such. Plenty down the coast Batemans Bay to Bega. Just look amongst the casuarinas and sheoaks on the rocky hilly sections for a casuarina looking tree with bright green needles. Unfortunately nearly always in the National Park sections and not many on private land.

Originally Posted by dai sensei

Native Cherry isn't like your normal cherry as such. Plenty down the coast Batemans Bay to Bega. Just look amongst the casuarinas and sheoaks on the rocky hilly sections for a casuarina looking tree with bright green needles. Unfortunately nearly always in the National Park sections and not many on private land.

Yeah, Plenty around here (Canberra) too Neil.

I didnt know it was so common. You learn something new everyday! Ive never come across any for sale etc. These slabs are approx. 350mm+ across.
I will definitely keep an eye out for it in the future.

Originally Posted by TasSculptor

I didnt know it was so common..

Yes heaps of the stuff every where, so what you have isn't worth anything, better send it to me for disposal

Cherry Ballart is one of its names . I was lucky enough to have a big one on a block of land up near Ballarat. It blew over and I had a mate come and slab some , first wet wood I ever had milled unfortunately. The mate got bored milling and we left the best behind . What I got moved all over the place while drying , cracked like mad . What was left behind on the ground rotted away to nothing over 20 years. What boards I did end up with is a lovely dense cherry with a rare one off smell to it . Beautiful to turn. The tree when you see them growing wild has, most of the time Ive seen them , larger ones that is , A thick layer/ bed of lovely Moss growing under them , the canopy provides total shade . Very welcoming on a hot day. I loved sitting under mine with my dog before it blew over. There is another coming up near where the big one was now .
Rob

Just to add a bit more info... They grow way down south as far as Tassie. I reckon I saw them around denmark and albany in WA aswell. There's one I know of in western victoria that has a 1 metre barrel . Shame it's not mine. It must be very old. Growing on crown land. Also fyi, they are a parasite and no one has ever been able to propagate them yet. I don't know if anyone is even trying anymore. They are a great looking tree too. I'm always jealous if I see one that's come up in someones garden.

Originally Posted by Tim Creeper

... There's one I know of in western victoria that has a 1 metre barrel. ....

We must discuss this further when we next meet

I saw this listed on ebay.

Figured Native Cherry Ballart Timber Luthier Knifemaker Collector | eBay

Rob