Thread: Poinciana

Last photo shows a good pen wood turning pile Arthur now just need the lathe.

Nice colours

Poinciana is a bit of a pain Wheelin. Borers love it to bits- or dust. Good sacrificial timber for the stored supply. Also has a nasty effect on the nose and lungs. Coleague in Bris. Had to have a clump of polyps removed and other treatment after turning some. It gave him trouble for quit some time.

Also the timber is very bland.

Not the flippin tree arthur under the tree in the last photo a sack of timber

I had a ponciana slab once, although a cross cut section i was going to turn it in to a coffe table, but i let it go a while and recently cut into qtrs for bowls ........or firewood the dam stuff was the color of american walnut i swear boy was i any way a steep learning curve

here is a pic of mine, it hasn't got all its flowers yet but still plenty,will still be flowering early February
just seems to be in a happy spot for a poinciana , and mangos are rather slow this year (not really) best they have been for a while, if anyone wants to try turning some i am pruning very soon as it is onto the road ...bob

Nice speciman Robyn. Looks like a mid red shade.

yes it is a lovely tree, photo doesn't do it justice in color, and size, it is pretty large,but will break a branch if you sneeze too loud, but i would never get rid of it although the one removed from the back yard was absolutely humongous with a trunk maybe 7-800-- wide and approx 20 metres wide top
the mango was the first tree planted in the estate 25 years ago, and the trunk would be at least 1700 wide at the bottom, its a real Jurassic mango tree.......bob