Thread: treez id please

Stevo,
You would probably get more response if the photos showed a close-up of the leaves & bark, plus flowers if available.
4 things most people need to ID trees Photos of Bark, Flowers, Leaves & Nuts.
HTH
Col

Hey Col, no worries, I just thought someone would go yer thats a "?"

I couldn't get a decent shot of the dark barked tree, as it mean't tackling that rotten electric fence (which was on), with a SLR hanging around my neck, thats why I took the 200mm prime with me.

Any other takers on the I.D?

The bottom one looks like a stringybark (messmate) not sure on the top one.


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I agree that one is a stringy bark of sorts and the other is perhaps an ironbark as I have a similar looking one in the garden.
Regards
John

Thanks Cal and John, I went back to find some seed pods or flower pods from either tree but Alas no luck, I might snavel a small limb etc to have a better look, I think one of them is a "Stringy" like you guys mentioned but not a local messmate, that I know of.

The other does have a similar bark to the local swamp gum, but I hope it is a iron bark, the owner is keen on removing it as its too close to the fence, if it falls and smashes the fence and the stock get out - that spells trouble, as a women hit a cow, just a few weeks ago, down the highway a bit.

I think most woods are good woods. If they are up for grabs go for it. Are you going to mill them into slabs?


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Hey Cal, hopefully I can grab the trunk, I'll have to ask him, trouble is getting it to BSM, if its ironbark it will be blinking heavy.

It won't be for a few months paddock is too wet, so I'll come up with a plan.

Do you have a chainsaw mill? It will have a bit of stress in it I would think as it is growing at an angle. I guess you won't know for sure how much it will effect the final boards until they are dried?


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Cal, I have a home made BSM (bandsawmill) needs new wheels/rims but its fixable.

I'll have to cut it so the stresses are minimal, but thats down the track, got to get it down and cleaned up.

Just my two cents. I would agree with the Stringybark pic and the top one is not unlike the Hickory Wattle which also grows around the Southern highlands of NSW.

Regards.CR.