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    Default timber rescued from becoming firewood, would love some help to ID.

    G'day all!

    I recently talked a friend out of some timber as he was going to throw it in the fire place and it looked way too nice for that. I have no idea what it is and i've had many conflicting suggestions. If anyone can help that would be fantastic. I've included photos of foliage too, and might be worth nothing the trees are growing in the southern metro area of SA.
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    Welcome to the forum. I'm sure someone will be along to give you a hand.

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    Thanks mate, been a member for a while but never had much time to contribute, looking forward to being more involved in the discussions. Cheers

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    It seems to have some wattle characteristics but I am not familiar with South Australian acacias. The wood is very attractive.

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    Have no idea but it looks nice
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    Saw this thread a bit late because I don't read this section often, but since you didn't get any real suggestions, I thought I might have a crack at it. The grain in the wood has prominent medullary rays, which rules out any Acacia I know, and while the foliage does look superficially like something you'd find on an Acacia, they are true leaves (note how the secondary veins angle off the mid-rib). The 'leaf' of most Acacias is actually a bit of flattened stem, and has parallel veins with no prominent mid-rib. From the wood, I'd be thinking something from the Proteaceae, and with those flower-buds, I reckon Hakea spp. would be a good starting point. That's as close as I can get, not being familiar with your local flora. Hakeas & Grevilleas can be difficult to separate, & various examples are planted as ornamentals and street trees in dry areas, which can complicate things greatly for a very amateur botanist like me.....

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    Just came acroos this and have ro agree with what IanW has to say. My first thought, without doing any reading was perhaps a warratah or a grevillea due to the medullary rays.

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