Has this been done before??

[Morningwood]

I searched this species on the site and nothing came up so it might be new to the id section. If it's a repeat, my apologies!

I loathe these trees but don't want to give away any freebie clues, so I won't say why.

Good luck!

 

[Morningwood]

Oops. I'm posting as my husband. I'll have to type in a really deep voice. Sorry for the confusion. I'm SO glad I didn't say anything real girly...He'd whoop my arse!

Back to the ID!

 

[Morningwood]

underside of leaves

 

[Morningwood]

flowers...which I never really noticed before, but are just sooo pretty!

Eh-hemm..uh..*deep voice* dam flowers make me sneeze!

 

[Morningwood]

And bark...

This one'll be easy. You'll get it in a snap!

 

[sean_freeman]

My quess Grevillea robusta , me likes this one more than the jungle find...which I'm still hunting darn you....

 

[Mrsmorningwood]

I knew it was too easy!
Good on you!

 

[NickfromWI]

Man, I just took pictures for this one last weekend! I was just gonna post it!

What do y'all call that one down there, for a common name?

I was going to call the thread "Quercus WHAT?"

love
nick

 

[NickfromWI]

I'm stealing some of your pictures for my digital flash cards!

love
nick

 

[Colin]

[ QUOTE ]
Man, I just took pictures for this one last weekend! I was just gonna post it!

What do y'all call that one down there, for a common name?

I was going to call the thread "Quercus WHAT?"

love
nick

[/ QUOTE ]

Silky Oak great for furniture. Many people have allergy to it though and they are messy, drop a lot of leaves so we cut a lot down near pools and roof collecting rainwater.

 

[Mrsmorningwood]

Yep, Silk Oak here. If I get exposed to the heartwood I'm a goner. I'm slowly by surely sensitizing myself right out of a job!
They are messy normally but blow apart in storms. It makes the ones that remain standing look very bizarre once they've grown back in.
(does that make sense? it's early and I'm not sure my brain's on yet

)

 

[Leon]

Yup, we call them Silk Oak over here too. Nice looking wood but I've been told you had better be wearing a respirator if you're going to work with it. They're considered an invasive species in some areas here.

 

[NickfromWI]

Gray-vill-ee-uh ?
Gruh-vill-ee-uh ?
Gree-vill-ee-uh ?

 

[Leon]

Greh-vill-ee-uh

 

[Mrsmorningwood]

We (and I use that term loosely) are taking one down in the morning. Which means I have the day off!! Some people suffer respiratory irritation, others skin irritation, I'd explode I think.

Back to the airbrush with me, yippeee!