Thread: Spruce plum?

I've never heard that name used for timber in FNQ. I'm very familiar with the area and the CREB track, done a number of survey jobs in there. At a guess it could be Brown Plum (kerosenewood) - Erthroxylum ecarinatum / ellipticum from your comments about Rossville to Lions Den. Not a large tree though. My bet is on either Cedar Plum or Damson Plum, both are decent sized tree to produce good sized slabs.

Not having anything else to go on makes it a real lucky guess.

The "plums" that come to mind are,

Plum Satinash (water gum) - Syzygium wilsonii
Tulip / Burdekin Plum - Pleiogynium timorense
Cedar Plum (tar tree) - Semecarpus australiensis
Brown Plum (kerosenewood) - Erthroxylum ecarinatum / ellipticum - from the Cooktown or northern end of the Daintree.
Damson Plum - Terminalia sericocarpa

Never heard of it myself
Pics are imperative
Otherwise no point speculating
Could be anything

Another reason common names lead to great confusion 😕

Log Dog

Originally Posted by Log Dog

... Another reason common names lead to great confusion 😕 ...

Now ain't that the truth.

Must be a super rare species if Mobyturns, Log Dog and google do not know it?

Probably best to post some clear photos showing grain and colour, plus what you can observe - eg heavy/light, gum veins, course/fine grain, medullary rays, etc.

Originally Posted by GraemeCook

Now ain't that the truth.

Must be a super rare species if Mobyturns, Log Dog and google do not know it?

Probably best to post some clear photos showing grain and colour, plus what you can observe - eg heavy/light, gum veins, course/fine grain, medullary rays, etc.

Super rare, could be. I was reading about one species of tree with only 17 known trees (Cooper Creek Satinash - Syzygium glenum) in the Cooper Creek region in the Daintree.

We still have much to learn about our forests. No doubt there are species yet to be discovered.

ps don't rely upon me for reliable tree / wood ID, I know enough to know how much I don't know.

I thought I might be pissing into the wind without photos. I'll have ask mum and dad if they have an old photo of it. I have to finish the Mrs table and a coffee table to sell first. I guess I was hoping someone had heard of it. I could see how the old man has melded Cedar to Spruce over the years as he is Swiss. Tree came from behind where is the Rossville school I believe

Originally Posted by Mobyturns

... I know enough to know how much I don't know.

I remember it being a honey brown colour

Originally Posted by Nickwcw

I remember it being a honey brown colour

Without pics you really are clutching at straws
Seriously...

Log Dog