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This tree seems to be confined in its natural grow th to the hills along the 
Frankland River, where it predominates and extends about io miles up. 
As regards the timber it is pink in color, hard, tough, and light. For 
such work as general "heel manufacture, axe and other tool handles, requir- 
ing a tough light wood this timber should be most suitable. 
In general appearance the trees resemble very much the Blackbutt. It 
reaches a height of quite 200 feet; one tree measured was 45 feet round the 
base, 38 feet round six feet from the ground, and about 50 feet to the first 
branch. 
There is another tree growing in the vicinity of Denmark w hich is locally 
known by the same name and in general appearance is identical to the Frank- 
land River timber but on examination I found the color and texture of the 
wood quite different, the Denmark timber being quite a yellow or " Box- 
wood” colour.” 
There is also a timber known as “ Red Tingle Tingle ” and 
the following report of Mr. Fred. S. Brockman, Chief Inspecting 
Surveyor to the Surveyor-General, describes it. It is probably 
also the tree referred to in the last paragraph of Mr. H. S. Brock- 
man’s letter just quoted : — 
On the east side of the Frankland River there is a small patch of very 
fine Red Tingle Tingle. This is a very handsome wood, varying in colour 
from a dark yellow to red w ith faint black lines radiating from the centre of 
the log. 
It should he eminently suitable for cabinet work Both in size and sym- 
metry these trees are the finest in the State 
A rough measurement of one gave a girth of 39 feet at five feet from the 
ground. I estimated the height of the clean trunk to first branch at 50 feet. 
I have seen numbers of them whose bare circumference is not less than 30 
feet with upwards of too feet of clean trunk. It grows on the steep ridges 
flanking the river and could, I think, be easily lightered out 
The soil here, though the best on the Lower Frankland, is not of the 
finest quality, and is usually too steep for cultivation or grazing.” 
Another report by the same gentleman, referring to “ Red 
Tingle Tingle,” will be found in the West Australian of the 16th 
October, 1910 : — 
‘‘ Upon crossing the Frankland I postponed the further selection of a 
road route towards Denmark, and turned southerly towards Nornalup. Until 
reaching a point about ten miles north from the inlet the country consists 
principally of plains similar to those between the Frankland and Deep 
Rivers. Between this point and the coast hills the country traversed by the 
Frankland is verv hilly, rising only about 400 feet above the river, but 
broken as it is, by innumerable deep-lying streamlets it might almost be 
described as rugged. AiOng the faces of the hills sloping into the Frankland 
there are patches of fairly good and deep loams These are covered with red 
Tingle Tingle and Karri and are, therefore, unavailable for selection. This is 
the only country on which I have seen the Red Tingle Tingle. It is, I feel 
sure a most valuable wood for ornamental purposes. All the logs I have 
seen’ felled are very round and free from gum, veins, or faults, and the tree 
is in appearance quite the finest eucalyptus in the State, one that I roughly 
measured and estimated being 45 feet in girth at the base and 39 feet at the 
point. Five feet above the ground from this point it rose a clean straight 
trunk for nearly 50 feet before branching. I saw numbers of trees of some- 
what less girth dimensions that must reach an altitude of not less than 100 
feet at the first branch. 1 had touched the edge of this timber on an earlier 
visit to Nornalup, and then cal'ed it in my notes " fine jarrah,” to which in 
the hark it tears a close likeness.” 
