Thread: Strange australian eucalyptus species

Broad-leaf / leaved Privet - Ligustrum lucidum W.T.Aiton [Oleaceae]
AKA - Large-leaf / leaved Privet; Chinese Privet; Chinese Wax Tree; Giant Privet; Glossy Privet; Smooth Privet; Tree Privet, Wax-leaf Privet

Royal Horticultural Society garden website says L. lucidum is a small evergreen tree with broadly oval, glossy leaves to 15cm in length, and small, creamy-white flowers in panicles to 15cm in length in summer and early autumn followed by black or deep purple berries.
Bit more info on Wikipedia, Chinese medicinal uses etc.

Mark

----- Hi----Can syringa---or china berry---or white ash --as it is called ---amongst other names
(A pest invader in Africa-&_( Everywhere else---)----be turned into any useful objects??---bowls etc?

wonder if it has decent color grain ?---
have cut down a large syringa ----died -from drought -----light pale wood it seems --anyone had good results??

thanks ACACIA

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Acacia, Syringa(Melia azedarach)is an excellent turning wood, also called poor mans oak, heartwod pinkish red ans easy to work.
You need to get hold of the book just published by Briza ; Southern African Wood by Dyer, James and James. It has a some 140 woods writeup, with comments by local turners and woodworkers.
Richard