Thread: Looking for Camphor Laurel in USA

According to this website its already invading your country, not sure if there is any difference to the australian camphor laurel.
http://aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu/camphor.html
You might want to check with some 'lumber' suppliers down in Florida to see if they have any

Originally Posted by oges

According to this website its already invading your country, not sure if there is any difference to the australian camphor laurel.
http://aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu/camphor.html
You might want to check with some 'lumber' suppliers down in Florida to see if they have any

Try this lot if you really need it to be australian camphor

http://www.mullumbimbywoodworks.com.au

Well, I've checked with many many lumber importers here and no one has it (Australian). Some have the Asian or Indian Camphor, or the one they grow in Oregon or California but it is very very bland and they don't have the wide widths I need. Nothing like the Australian one. I'll only use the one from down under . This wood has tremendous potential and it hasn't been discovered AT ALL in the USA yet. I did a search through the archives and might've found something. Talking to Stan who seems to be a great guy.

BTW, love your stakes mate! (Outback) the best stakes in New York, New Jersey hands down!!!

Originally Posted by Nalonso

Talking to Stan who seems to be a great guy.

BTW, love your stakes mate! (Outback) the best stakes in New York, New Jersey hands down!!!

I hope you have it sorted out.

If you mean "outback steakhouse", I hate to tell you this but they are actually owned and run by a texan family and have no conection at all to australia. I went to the one in Tucson and despite all the "australiana" on the walls, I asked for a "bundy and coke" and got very blank looks. However the service and meal were really very good.

Man why did you tell me. They even have the voice answering service with the Auzy accent and everything. The stakes are tremendous though. Hey what's a bundy? Is that a burger? I'm going to ask them the same thing next visit but want to make sure I like what I'm ordering...

Originally Posted by Nalonso

Man why did you tell me. They even have the voice answering service with the Auzy accent and everything. The stakes are tremendous though. Hey what's a bundy? Is that a burger? I'm going to ask them the same thing next visit but want to make sure I like what I'm ordering...

It was a bit of a disapointment to me at the time, I was living in Tucson when they were making their big expansion. Bundy is short for Bundaberg rum and is usually drunk with coke, although Sarsaparilla or a very strong root beer is also good. For more info try

http://alpha.trueaussiespirit.com/

Hey cool man. Thanks for the tip!

Originally Posted by PAH1

Outback ... I went to the one in Tucson ...

For a similar reason to the ones you gave, I try to avoid the 'British' Pubs in USA - especially their idea of what we eat!

... BUT you went to Tucson and didn't visit Pinnacle Peak? Now that's a steak house! If you are back there, check it out - VERY reasonably priced, but a limited menu (3 different thicknesses of T-Bone steak, or chicken!). I thoroughly recommend it - I lived in US for 3 years (on assignment) and took many visitors to Pinnacle Peak (including Aussies) - none were disappointed! They cook the steaks on mesquite log fires, visable from the outside - top entertainment,...

...and most definitely better than anything you'll get served in Outback Steakhouses!

Sounds like this one, in Scottsdale, is the same company - never been there... Only to the one in Tucson.

Back to the Camphor lumber, it looks like I'm going to find something else here in the states. It's way too expensive when you add all the shipping from Aus to USA. What a dissapointment....