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4th May 2021, 05:25 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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Species Identification Help Please
Hello Timber Gurus,
I did a bit of gardening at Mum's house last weekend. I cut down a weed tree that I'm unfamiliar with and saved some of the trunk to play around with in the future. Any ideas on its name? Trunk, leaves and flowers.
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4th May 2021, 06:30 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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That could be a Privet. If so you're right, it's a weed. No idea if the timber is good for anything though.
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4th May 2021, 07:42 PM #3Woodworking mechanic
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I use an App called “PictureThis”. I haven’t paid for it - you can bypass the fee and use it as a free App but you don’t get all the “bells and whistles”. It works well. My BIL owns a wholesale nursery and gave it the thumbs up when I was recently there.
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5th May 2021, 11:48 AM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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Thanks Aldav. I think you're correct.
I did an internet search after you set me in the Privet direction. The resultant photos and descriptions are consistent with the tree I removed.
I'm not sure if the timber is any good either. Most articles I looked at were concerned with Privet's invasiveness and problem as a weed. I did not find any mention of its use in cabinetry or carpentry.
Any way, it's a new one to me. The most common weed tree I encounter (in metropolitan Perth) is the Brazilian Pepper tree. I understand Brazilian Pepper timber is used in industry in South America.
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5th May 2021, 11:58 AM #5SENIOR MEMBER
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5th May 2021, 07:11 PM #6Woodworking mechanic
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You dont need to pay the yearly fee - it’s an option but damn persistent I will post some screen shots later on how to get around the pay option. As I said earlier, it limits some features but the plant ID still works.
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5th May 2021, 07:18 PM #7SENIOR MEMBER
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6th May 2021, 10:17 AM #8Woodworking mechanic
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On an iPhone, the App will open in one of two ways - seems to be random..
First is a Dark screen with a “CONTINUE” button ( sorry, didn’t capture it but it is basically the same as the next screen)
Hit the “CONTINUE” button and this screen comes up
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Simply choose the “Continue with limited edition” under the “CONTINUE” button
Second App method is as follows.
Launch the App and this screen comes up
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Hit the “CONTINUE” button and the next screen comes up
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Hit the “CONTINUE” button and the next screen comes up
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Hit the “X” in the top RH corner of the screen and you are in.
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Select “Identify” and take a photo of the plant/tree for ID.
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6th May 2021, 11:13 AM #9SENIOR MEMBER
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Thanks for the screenshots Lappa.
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