| BRIEF DESCRIPTION A tall tree reaching 30 m in height, while the trunk may reach 100-200 cm in diameter. The trunk is cylindrical, often slightly buttressed at the base of larger trees, and the crown is compact with rounded dense canopy of light green foliage. Sapwood may be up to 15 cm wide, heartwood usually light grey-brown, but variable in colour, grain often straight but may be interlocked and with fine texture. USES The wood is not durable, but is is easily worked, peels and turns well, glues readily and is easily stained. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. COMMON NAMES Crabapple, White birch, White cherry. FURTHER INF In Australia, the latitudinal range of the tree is 18-36°S and it occur at elevations between 150-1000 m. |
SOURCES (Schizomeria ovata D. Don.)
Boland D 1984 pp 120-121 [TEMP, KTMP, RAIN, TEXT, DEP, DRA, FER, PH, USE] |
