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For people unfamiliar, 'Red Cedar' in Australia refers to a tree from the mahogany family, Toona Ciliata. Quoting an easy reference: > It is one of Australia's
by oska 7y ago
For people unfamiliar, 'Red Cedar' in Australia refers to a tree from the mahogany family, Toona Ciliata. Quoting an easy reference:
> It is one of Australia's few native deciduous trees. The timber is red in colour, easy to work and very highly valued. It was used extensively for furniture, wood panelling and construction, including shipbuilding, and was referred to as "red gold" by Australian settlers. Heavily and unsustainably exploited in the 19th and early 20th centuries, almost all the large trees have been cut out and the species is essentially commercially extinct. Availability of this timber is now limited.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toona_ciliata https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toona_ciliata
- jonny_eh 7y agoSounds like an identical story to California redwood trees. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoioideae https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoioideae