Black Sheoak it's not, any ideas?

[dai sensei]

There is a bit of debate over the species of some timber I gave away at the last BBQ. I thought it was Black Sheoak (Allocasuarina littoralis) but that has now been ruled out.

It comes from an area is known as having “Black Sheoak Heathland” and “Swamp Mahogany Forest”. Amongst other species, another option might be the Common Tea-tree (Leptospermum polygalifolium).

Perhaps one of the experts on this forum can help out as to what is is.

Photos are of dry slice, wet slice and bark. Sorry no photos of flowers or leaves etc.

Thanks in advance

[Wongdai]

Looks a bit like a pepper tree to me.

[mic-d]

It's definitely a type of she-oak, but which one
Where did you get it from?

Cheers
Michael

[Wizened of Oz]

Very hard with only bark to go by, but a punt. What about Callitris macleayana, stringybark pine. Occurs in the locality yours came from and there would not be many stringy-barked species there. The bark is not a bad match for this photo.

[dai sensei]

Where did you get it from?

Tugun, QLD

Looks a bit like a pepper tree to me.

Very hard with only bark to go by, but a punt. What about Callitris macleayana, stringybark pine. Occurs in the locality yours came from and there would not be many stringy-barked species there. The bark is not a bad match for this photo.

Neither on the list of flora for the area (I have a complete list by botonist).

What about Tea-Tree?

[mic-d]

Tugun, QLD





Neither on the list of flora for the area (I have a complete list by botonist).

What about Tee-Tree?

Neil is Octoclinis macleayana on the list?

Cheers
Michael

[dai sensei]

Neil is Octoclinis macleayana on the list?

No Mic, but here is the complete list if it helps, it is in the Stage 2 area in the table (and then in a sub-area I get from a series of diagrams else where).

So is it a no to Tea-tree?

[mic-d]

No Mic, but here is the complete list if it helps, it is in the Stage 2 area in the table (and then in a sub-area I get from a series of diagrams else where).

So is it a no to Tea-tree?

Wow, that is a big list, have fun searching google images! Don't think it is a leptospermum or melaleuca. The reason I suggested a she-oak was because of the convoluted growth habit of the trunk, looks a bit like the she-oak below, but the bark is wrong. The other one that might be it is the scrub turpentine.

Cheers
Michael

[weisyboy]

its beenatree

[dai sensei]

Wow, that is a big list, have fun searching google images!

Most sites refer to flowers etc that doesn't help.

Don't think it is a leptospermum or melaleuca. The reason I suggested a she-oak was because of the convoluted growth habit of the trunk, looks a bit like the she-oak below, but the bark is wrong.

Yes not a melaleuca. I also thought it was a sheoak and why I thought Black Sheoak orginally.

The other one that might be it is the scrub turpentine.

The scrub turpetine is from another area on site, not where this was found.

I cut 2 small trees down at my house a while ago, one a Tea-Tree, the other a Bottlebrush but forgot to lable them . It is very similar to one of them, that I thought was the Tea-Tree. Could it be a Bottlebrush, quite a few species in the area.

[dai sensei]

Another Tea Tree guess from the list, Leptospermum whitei

Bark looks very similar here

[glenn k]

How about Agonis flexuosa? Willow leaf Myrtle it rolls in on its self like that.
Some leaves or fruit would be handy
Woops there are only 4 species of Agonis all from WA and the bark is a bit fluffy.

[Wizened of Oz]

Neil
Leptospermum whitei is a shrub. Don't think you'd get anything thicker than your wrist from one.
Only two bottlebrushes on the species list. Callistemon pachyphyllus is only a small shrub and C. saligna has white paper bark.
Hard to identify your timber with only bark to go on.

[dai sensei]

Neil
Leptospermum whitei is a shrub. Don't think you'd get anything thicker than your wrist from one.
Only two bottlebrushes on the species list. Callistemon pachyphyllus is only a small shrub and C. saligna has white paper bark.
Hard to identify your timber with only bark to go on.

What do you mean by only the bark to go on? Doesn't the timber help? Or are you refering to no photo of leaves & flowers?

Looks like I will have to go back to site and search for another living tree in the area and take more photos.

[artme]

By the lack of medulary rays I would role out any Casuarina or Allocasuarina.

A Tea Tree of some sort perhaps, but don't really know enough about SEQ tree species to have a firm opinion.