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Queensland
Silky Oak (not a real Oak.... it's actually an Australian native
from the Grevillea family which grows in rainforest areas (and
many backyards) in Queensland; also known as Lacewood outside
Australia). The Silky Oak
is the largest tree in the Grevillea family which consists of
over 200 different types of tree. Northern Silky
Oak is a medium-sized to tall tree, growing to 40 metres. The
tree bears large, woody fruits - up to a size of approximately
12 cm long by 8 cm wide. Many other
tree species are also marketed as "silky oak" - thirty
other tree species are listed on the Victorian Woodworker's Association
website under this common name. Cardwellia
sublimis (Northern Silky Oak) and Orites excelsa are the two
other most commonly cited species. In the northern
hemisphere, it was once a leading face veneer, where it was marketed
as "lacewood." During the
years from the late 1950's to late 1970's, this tree species
was the mainstay of the northern Queensland timber industry -
making up to 15 percent of the total mill intake. Produces sawn
wood of medium strength that is used for furniture, packing cases,
flooring, paneling, and plywood. Beautiful divided
foliage is silvery on the undersides. Bright orange flowers occur
in racemes to 15 cm long in spring. Folige is large,
deep green and fern-like (whitish beneath). It is a fast growing
tree that has been grown in many countries around the world -
for both its wood and flower (around November & December
horizontal clusters of fiery orange mass in the branches). Silky Oaks
in flower just a couple of kilometers from our house at Tamborine
in South East Queensland.
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