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[Marghanita da Cruz]

Roger Clarke wrote:
> At 15:20 +1000 1/7/11, Marghanita da Cruz wrote:
>> ... Australian trees, with one exception, are not deciduous ...
> 
> Piqued my interest, that did.
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> But let's face it, how many of us have seen an Aust red cedar?  (:-(}
> 
Well done roger!

The story I heard, was that they were/are so distinctive in the Australian 
Bush that they could be easily targeted for their valuable timber :-(

Doubt there will be many in our streets...
> A tall, deciduous tree up to 40 m in height and 1-2 m in stem diameter. Mature trees can be 3 m in diameter. The trunk is often irregular in cross-section and older trees are often buttressed to some distance up the trunk. The bark is grey or brown, very scaly and rough, and sheds in oblong pieces.
> 
> Red cedar is found in rainforests along the east coast of Australia. The main areas of distribution are between Ulladulla, in New South Wales, and Gympie, in Queensland. Farther north it occurs on the Eungella Range west of Mackay and the Atherton Tableland. Outside Australia it extends to Papua New Guinea and the Philippines.
> 
> Availability of this timber is now limited.
<http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/26_5500.htm>

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