Thread: camphor

. The farmer would probably only get $50 a tonne for it as a char log, but would get more as a sawlog would he not if he were educated?[/quote]

I know any number of millers/customers who would love to get hold of camphor logs/slabs at good prices - call me if you have some.

Jamie
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I quickly measured them last night. The one that is definitely coming down is approx 400mm at the base and is pretty straight for the first 8 feet or so.

The other is about 600 at the base, but splits into 2x400 trunks pretty low. I'll try and get some photos up. The second is only coming down if we get time to do it.

Peter

Here's some photos of the Camphors in question.

First Tree to definitely be lopped.



Second Tree that may come down if we have time, but doesn't have to

This Camphor has now been "trimmed". All that is left is the trunk and one large branch that stands about 4 meters.

I hate to see a tree go to waste, so if anyone wants it, come and get it. otherwise it will be dropped to the ground and put through the chipper.

I can see why it's good wood to work with. it will eb a shame if someone doesn't make use of it.

hi barnsey, peter here from condong nsw, yes matheranatha is 100% right they do chip and burn the logs as they are a noxious pest in nsw. my suggestion would be to phone the mill and ask the office if they would be able to supply to you the name of the contractors who do the felling, i am sure if you explained why you wanted this info for they would only be to happy to give you a contact and from there talk to him and he may get some good logs for you. i live about quarter of mile from mill and the smell is devine i just love it. cheers (grandad) peter

Yep . No offence but the tree in the picks looks like a toothpick compared to some of the giants they are chipping around Murwillumbah . Certainly an opportunity around this way for anyone who wants them to get very big campor logs for free or practically nothing . Very striking grain in the bigger ones .

Apparently in China they use every last little bit and have a very high regard for camor . Around here its a noxious weed and by state law has to be eradicated . Guess we're the lucky country . We can easily afford to flog of minerals and ores as cheep as dirt and burn highly decorative cabinet timber in big bon fire piles in the paddock . Never lock the house , leave the car keys in the ignition . No worries , Gods own country . No wonder their risking their lives in leaky boats to get here . The land of milk and honey and unlimited decorative cabinet timber flowin free .

As I understand it the camphor here is different to the chinese variety. Camphor Laurel - grows here and does not have the strength of smell of it's Chinese original. The local one looses it's intensity very quickly in comparison. True camphor wood chests retain that for decades.

That's not to say the local stuff is inferior just different.

Now there's a new one - milk, honey and camphor - not sure on the combination but yes we are a lucky country. Would be nice to think we were intelligent enough to use all the wonderful resouces we have to their utmost potential instead of flogging them off cheap for short term gain or burning them by mandate one side of a river and not on the otherside. Bureaucratic lunacy and we pay them to perfom it. Sad really

Originally Posted by barnsey

As I understand it the camphor here is different to the chinese variety. Camphor Laurel - grows here and does not have the strength of smell of it's Chinese original. The local one looses it's intensity very quickly in comparison. True camphor wood chests retain that for decades.

Barnsey, while the tres groing here may be from a more restricted genetic pool than the trees across its wide home range, it's essentially the same tree (Cinnamomum camphorum). It does come in a range of "chemotypes", apparently, so there will be some variation, though apparently, most trees here belong to the 'camphor' type.

I have noticed there does seem to be a bit of variability in both intensity of the odour, and how camphor-like it is, in trees from different localities that I have chopped up. But I think the best of it is pretty potent. I used some for a couple of drawer bottoms more than 20 years ago, & the camphor smell still rolls out powerfully when the drawers are opened. We also have an old Chinese chest (not sure of age, but around 70 years as far as we can work out), & it has pretty-much lost its odour, though you can get a faint whiff of its past glory by sanding the inside, as I discovered when trying to remove a superficial stain. So somwhere betwen now & 2061, I expect my drawers to quieten down. But by then I'll be VERY quiet.

Cheers,

Cheers

hi.i am intresting about your comphor logs and root,can you give me some Detail.
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thanks!!!