

Huon Pine. 



(Dacrydium Franklini, Hooker.) 



Too much praise can hardly be given to this representative of the Coniferae family for its 

 good qualities, and it is justly appreciated by the trade, for it is one of the finest soft-wood 

 timbers grown in Australia. For a Conifer timber it is close grained, light in weight, with scarcely 

 any figure, but having a pale canary colour, which considerably adds to its value as a decorative 

 timber. It dresses and polishes well, and could be used for panelling, or any kind of joinery or 

 cabinet work, and is one of the best softwoods in the market at the present day. An essential oil 

 has been obtained from this timber, which is fully described in " Pines of Australia," Baker 

 and Smith, p. 404. 



Description of the Tree. This tree is one of the best known in Tasmania, and yields 

 one of its finest Pine timbers. It attains a height sometimes of over 100 feet. 



Leaves small, acute, and spreading on the young plant, in the mature plant closely 

 appressed, thick, keeled, spirally arranged. 



Male amentum small, terminal, cylindrical, with twelve to fifteen stamens. Fruit 

 cones very small, terminal, about same size as the leaves, scales about four to eight in 

 number. Seeds globular, about i line in diameter. 



Geographical Range. Restricted to Tasmania. 



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