does anyone tell me where conkelberry comes from ?, have never seen the stuff till i cut down one of the short logs i had at home to have a look at what it looked loke got a pleasant surprise, and so wondered where it grew and its rarity. bob
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does anyone tell me where conkelberry comes from ?, have never seen the stuff till i cut down one of the short logs i had at home to have a look at what it looked loke got a pleasant surprise, and so wondered where it grew and its rarity. bob
As far as I know it grows in western Qld, bit of a shrub, usually the centre of the log is hollow.
Cheers
Barry
Conkerberry (carissa lanceolata) - Gotta get out in the sandy country North and West of Longreach Bob. It grows as a low spreading bush and slinging a rope around the whole thing and driving off is supposed to be the best way to get the wood out - a bit spiky apparently. As Baz said, usually hollow cos the white ants like it as much as turners do - magic to turn isn't it!:2tsup:
There is a related species that grows all through the centre of Qld, Currant bush (carissa ovata) - but it doesn't develop a woody trunk worth using.