Thread: My Resreach Has lead Me Hear

Try thi one Ian Timber in Australia in Colour

Hey Ray

Thanks mate that will help me on my jounery to identify the tree they keep cutting down around here

PS
Your one top bloke

Ian

I'd like to add my thanks as well. Some people have Eucalyptus (Gum) trees as ornamental plants over here in the UK. I regularly get branches and boles offered and have very little knowledge of what each really is, the posted sites will help immensely,

Thanks

Thanks for posting.
We don't have the huge variety that you have there but lots of eucalypts, acacias, and melaleucas are planted in landscapes & windbreaks here in California too.
One of the problems I run into is that common plant or animal names can vary from region to region.
I read once that Linnaeus devised the binomial system to impress his girlfriend
but since the Latin is a "dead " language the root meanings remain the same,
which makes for a good universal nomenclature system.
This link has been posted here before... it takes you to a site with
good photos and info.
The scope is more focused on timbers of the world but it is certainly useful.
http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/
tm

Hey Guys

No worries anytime just glad it could also help someone else as well and TM thanks for posting that link it will also be helpfull

Ian

Another World Wide one is The Wood Explorer Database.
There seem to be a few script errors on some pages (ie. some of the links back are a bit iffy) but you can work around them to get at the pics & info on a lot of timbers.
Mark

thanks Mark for that