Thread: Black Gidgee

I reckon Vern would be the best bloke to ask. TTIT
His web site is here.
Have a look through his Trees & see if you can find it.

None of it round here Cliff - unfortunately. Gotta go west of Alice to find Black Gidgee (acacia pruinocarpa) but you should be able to find Georgina Gidgee (acacia georginae) in any direction - just don't eat the seeds - can kill in 5 minutes!!!. Both trees look very similar to common Gidgee which you can also find around Alice and Georgina even has the same smell in hot weather - happy hunting Jarrah!
Will need lots of close up photos of bark, leaves etc to tell them apart when you find some - and of course I'll need a timber sample to test

Originally Posted by TTIT

None of it round here Cliff - unfortunately. Gotta go west of Alice to find Black Gidgee (acacia pruinocarpa) but you should be able to find Georgina Gidgee (acacia georginae) in any direction - just don't eat the seeds - can kill in 5 minutes!!!. Both trees look very similar to common Gidgee which you can also find around Alice and Georgina even has the same smell in hot weather - happy hunting Jarrah!
Will need lots of close up photos of bark, leaves etc to tell them apart when you find some - and of course I'll need a timber sample to test

Thanks TTiT
will have a look and see. Heading up north soon then down the west coast. Hope to fine some of the blue tipped jarrah on the way.

Regards
JAMC

Never seen the tree but I acquired a pen blank.

So hard I used it to turn other blanks.

I knew Vern would be the bloke to ask.

Originally Posted by TTIT

None of it round here Cliff - unfortunately. Gotta go west of Alice to find Black Gidgee (acacia pruinocarpa) but you should be able to find Georgina Gidgee (acacia georginae) in any direction - just don't eat the seeds - can kill in 5 minutes!!!. Both trees look very similar to common Gidgee which you can also find around Alice and Georgina even has the same smell in hot weather - happy hunting Jarrah!
Will need lots of close up photos of bark, leaves etc to tell them apart when you find some - and of course I'll need a timber sample to test

Hi Vern
I was wondering if the Geargina Gidgee was a nice timber to use, if it has nice grains or if it was black or dark.

Thanks
Jamc

Originally Posted by Jarrahrules

Hi Vern
I was wondering if the Geargina Gidgee was a nice timber to use, if it has nice grains or if it was black or dark.

Thanks
Jamc

No idea mate! Have never seen it but would love to have a go at some. Going by it's pedigree, it should be very similar to common Gidgee so you can bet it will be very dark to almost black in colour - and 'hard' will be a certainty I would think! If you find a gnarly enough tree you might even score some 'ringed' pieces (for US!)

Originally Posted by Jarrahrules

Hi Guys.
I am in Alice springs and was going to go out back to try and find some.

JAMC

Originally Posted by TTIT

No idea mate! Have never seen it but would love to have a go at some. Going by it's pedigree, it should be very similar to common Gidgee so you can bet it will be very dark to almost black in colour - and 'hard' will be a certainty I would think! If you find a gnarly enough tree you might even score some 'ringed' pieces (for US!)

If by chance i do find some i will pm you and send you some. How ever i am on holiday so i won't be back for another 10 weeks. unless you are on the west coast.

JAMC

I'll be happy to take some off your hands if you do get some

Originally Posted by TTIT

No idea mate! Have never seen it but would love to have a go at some. Going by it's pedigree, it should be very similar to common Gidgee so you can bet it will be very dark to almost black in colour - and 'hard' will be a certainty I would think! If you find a gnarly enough tree you might even score some 'ringed' pieces (for US!)

Hi Vern
got some gidgee today but it was brown not black.

JAMC

Originally Posted by Jarrahrules

Hi Vern
got some gidgee today but it was brown not black.

JAMC

Might be common Gidgee (acacia cambagei) or Georgina Gidgee could be the same colour - chocolate brownish. Can't find any samples to go by - any pics of what you found ???

Hows that! - just googled to see what I could find and found this thread!!!!

Originally Posted by TTIT

Hows that! - just googled to see what I could find and found this thread!!!!

Yeah - pretty soon you'll be able to read what you were about to write!
Closely followed by telling you what you think before you have thunk - no WAIT - that's advertizing isn't it?

Originally Posted by BobL

Yeah - pretty soon you'll be able to read what you were about to write!
Closely followed by telling you what you think before you have thunk - no WAIT - that's advertizing isn't it?

Now your confusing me bob.
What does your reply mean??????

JAMC