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6th March 2024, 11:43 AM #31SENIOR MEMBER
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IanW
Tarzali area is loaded with them!
They line the creeks and have formed almost pure stands in some areas (turner road is a good example)
It is naturalising steadily in this part of the world.
But of course mainly in areas that have been cleared of the rainforest.
Doesn't seem to occur so much on the western side of the Tableland where the soils are poorer and the rainfall less abundant.
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9th March 2024, 01:12 PM #32SENIOR MEMBER
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That's a damn nice bowl. A true centre piece on a table. But even then, sometimes the grain of the wood needs to take a backseat to the intended outcome of the turning. In your case no - brilliant job... But as per the picture below. You don't want the grain to take away from the craftmanship of the turner...
That's where I'm trying to go. Highly figured wood certainly has its place but for me a large table, a piece of furniture, or all your kitchen cabinet doors... Bleck!
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9th March 2024, 07:21 PM #33
Well there you go Chris - I haven't been near Tarzali for probably 60 years, plenty of time for a decent-sized tree to grow!
Sad news - with a toe-hold like that it's only a question of time before it spreads all over, there was plenty of bare ground along creek banks all over the upper tableland when I last visited the folks. CL has a very successful strategy for spreading itself quickly, with its small fruits that are attractive to lots of birds. Even birds with the rapid gut passage that most fruit-eaters have can fly a goodly distance before pooping out a bunch of seeds along with a nice little dollop of fertilizer!
There was a lot of interest in 'farm forestry' up there a few years back - some of those plantings must be getting on a bit by now & able to give Camphor Laurel a bit of stiff competition?
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IanIW
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10th March 2024, 10:23 PM #34
Ian, the answer to your question is relatively easy. The tree grows up here in almost ideal conditions, it grows quickly and with little colour in the wood. Some trees that grow in hard conditions do have a little colour. As well, why would any one bother with a plain wood when there was such a wide variety of more spectacular more readily available. With the advent of world heritage listing of much of our rainforests, that situation has changed, also good quality local species are difficult to get and quite expensive. Add to that there is little demand for solid timber furniture. There is still small quantities of local species around but take some finding, most of which come from private stands.
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