Has anyone heard of this timber?
Seems I have some planted on my property.
Cheers
Dave
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Has anyone heard of this timber?
Seems I have some planted on my property.
Cheers
Dave
Do the trees look anything like this:
http://www.istop.com/~jpoushay/fiddle.jpg
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No, I think thats Red fiddle wood :D
See if it fruits yellow fiddles, could be a good cash crop. Might need to plant some cat gut creeper though.
This better:
http://users.bigpond.net.au/GazAly/temp/Untitled-1.jpg
:D :cool: :D :cool: :D
Could it be Fiddlewood, Citharexylum spinosum, native to West Indies?
Bright green foliage turning a pink/orange colour in spring. It would be semi-deciduous in your area. New branch growth is initially square in section.
Has been fairly popular as an ornamental in warm areas, but generally too large for suburban yards.
Also a real pest as far as the roots getting into drains and dropping lots of leaves & flowers. Very popular ornimental in the 70 & 80's but a bit out of favour now.
I cant find anythink about the trimber quality but you can't judge it by its common name, there are more fiddlewoods than you can poke a horse haired bow at. Might be time to experiment.:rolleyes:
WisenedOf oZ
What type of plants do you propogate? Hardwoods/softwoods ?
I'm looking for quite a few for farm Forestry. Damien.
Hi, Damien
Haven't looked in here for a couple of days. Actually got three whole days in the shed. Then footy semis at night.
Sorry to leave your question hanging. Will send a PM right away.
Hi Dave, fiddlewood is a tropical timber, uses include furniture, tool handles, generally pale yellow with a fine interwoven grain
cheers, M
ps check out website
http://www.ecologic.org/downloads/tr...0fiddlewood%22
The fiddlewood grows well even down here in South Australia. In Elizabeth some 30 or 40 years back, it must have been a popular craze growing them. Now, they are dissappearing because they have reached up to the highest point of most houses, and clogged the gutters, deigning them to the MackAxe. ;)
The one that lives next door to me is going to be pruned down so I was told just today, so I will try to do my first ever, timber drying effort. :D
I've used a bit of fiddlewood. Its medium weight, dries well, interesting dark line just under the surface. It has a most obnoxious smell when being worked. Not a wood I would ever seek out.