Thread: Flame Tree

Originally Posted by comgreserv

So does the Illawarra Flame tree have any uses does anyone know other that making the bonfire pile bigger? I have a few logs and won't fire up the mill if I'm wasting my time... Don't have spare time lol

I'm afraid Artme is probably right. The Illawarra's claim to fame is it's flower.

Regards
Paul

Cheers lads. Logs in question are too big for my 22 inch chipper. Logs are over 1mt in diameter. Bonfire is easiest method...

Before you burn all of it, save a decent chunk of trunk and store it end grain down (in the direction it was growing) on some mouldy concrete if you have any, if not some moist lawn somewhere. Hopefully the bugs will have a ball and spalting will occur. You could end up with some fantastic pen blanks, they will need stabilizing, but that will help with the timber finishing. Check it out after a year.