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23rd November 2011, 06:11 PM #1
What kind of tree is this?
We cut a big tree down a couple of weeks ago. It was dropping big branches close to the house. I think it is almost all fiddleback timber too but Ive no idea what it is.
The bark is really coarse and the timber pink.
It is a gum.
The base is 700mm and it was about 16m-20m high."Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem"
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23rd November 2011, 08:27 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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Wild guess, Ironbark maybe? Have you got a picture of the seed pods?
-Scott
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23rd November 2011, 08:30 PM #3
No pics of the nuts. They are very small eucalyptus nuts about 6mm dia x 7mm long.
The timber is soft for a gum. Very strong eucalypt smell though. It gets radial splits very very quickly."Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem"
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23rd November 2011, 08:36 PM #4GOLD MEMBER
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As I said, wild guess at Ironbark, the leaves look similar and the size of the seed pods you describe suggest this. I'll leave the final opinion to the experts
-Scott
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23rd November 2011, 08:38 PM #5
These look like the nuts/pods
The bark is similar to a bloodwood but I dont recall any red or pink sap"Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem"
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23rd November 2011, 08:39 PM #6
Ill certainly post some pics of the planks when it is all cut up.
"Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem"
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23rd November 2011, 09:16 PM #7
Looks more like a Stringybark than an Ironbark. At least the Red Ironbark we get in abundance here has totally different bark, but we do get a Red Stringybark that has similar leaves and bark, don't know what type of nut they have off hand.
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23rd November 2011, 09:24 PM #8
Bark don't look corky enough for Ironbark, ..is the bark persistent to the upper branches or is it smooth ??
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24th November 2011, 10:16 AM #9
I is persistant all the way. Very deep crevices and the bark at the base of the tree is nearly 3" deep!
"Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem"
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24th November 2011, 10:18 AM #10
I canr post any more pics till I get home next week on Thurs.
The tree is too big to snig and load even in 3 pieces so mill it on the ground or cut it up for firewood."Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem"
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As the leaves have a blue colour would the tree be called a Blue Gum? My reason is that I have a large gum in my backyard that looks similar and I've always called it a Blue Gum, other than that I wouldn't have a clue. I'll post some pictures of it tonight.
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24th November 2011, 05:09 PM #12
Definitly not a blue gum. (E. globulous)
My pick is a red ironbark Possibly E. tricarpa.
if you think it might be an indigenouse tree ie self sown then a location might assist identification. E. tricarpa is a popular street and backyard tree so it may not be indigenouse
Red ironbark
http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Eucalyptus~sideroxylon
Red stringybark (E.Macrorhyncha)
http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/He...crorhyncha.PNG
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24th November 2011, 06:01 PM #13Skwair2rownd
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I would have said Ironbark but you say the timber is soft, so for me that rules out Ironbark.
It is not a Bloodwood type bark, but doesn't really look like Ironbark bark. Looks like a crosss betwee Stringy and Ironbark barks, so
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24th November 2011, 07:09 PM #14Member
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Tree I.D.
This tree looks very similar to Eucalyptus cephalocarpa -sometimes called Mealy Stringybark. This is one of the Silver-leaved Stringybarks.
The leaves are dull green, narrow, lance shaped, but the young leaves are grey.
The buds are in close clusters of 7: it's hard to tell if the ones in your photo are the few still attached from larger clusters.
The bark is grey-brown, fibrous, thick, coarsely fissured, quite rough and persistent to small branches.
The timber is quite red in colour, but I wouldn't call it soft. Like other green timbers it is not as hard as dried timber. It would check fairly quickly if the weather was hot.
This species does not get a mention in"Wood in Australia" by Keith Bootle, possibly because it would take about 100 years to reach 15 metres. It does make good firewood.
Rob
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24th November 2011, 07:40 PM #15
A further thought might be E. Nichollii variously refered to as willow leaved peppermint, black butt peppermint
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3421/3...70707187_m.jpg.
The very small bluegreen leaves in your photo lead me in this direction.
The seed capsules on the one i have acess to are tiny 2mm x 2mm. buds are in groups of 7 or less with the center bud being erect. Fiborous bark is persistant to the small branches.
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