Can Someone Please Identify This Tree

diellis · 5th October 2010, 03:38 PM

Hi, I live on the mid north coast of NSW (near Forster). We have 30 acres - mainly rainforest and sclerophyll forest. We have a couple of these huge specimens on the property. The top looks like a fern, but they are about 30 metres tall. When the trunk starts to branch, it splits into 4 branches, and each branch, when it splits, also appears to split into 4 branches. Any idea what it is? (Hopefully my picture will be here!)

Can Someone Please Identify This Tree-di-tree-fern.jpg

Eric Frei · 5th October 2010, 05:31 PM

It might be a pencil cedar ( Polyscias murrayi) but need better pics of the foliage.

diellis · 5th October 2010, 06:09 PM

I'll see what I can do but that foliage is really high up and that's the best camera I've got. Thanks for the tip though -- I'll check some books on that.

second-gen_monkey · 6th October 2010, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by diellis

I'll see what I can do but that foliage is really high up and that's the best camera I've got. Thanks for the tip though -- I'll check some books on that.

this may not be the most profesional way to do it but... if you tie a few washers on a bit of fishing line you can toss it onto the end of a branch and give it a swift tug and knock a few green leaves off.

Eric Frei · 6th October 2010, 09:52 AM

LOL, well I use a throwline and throwbag often.

second-gen_monkey · 6th October 2010, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Eric Frei

LOL, well I use a throwline and throwbag often.

i doubt they happen to have a trow line/bag. i heard of the fishing line thing from a coustomer wh was collecting leaf samples in the everglades swamp and used the teq.

diellis · 6th October 2010, 11:51 AM

I checked out the google images from Eric Frei and it looks like a dead ringer for that (pencil cedar). Not sure I could throw a bit of fishing ine with washers up 30 metres in the air anyway - I'm only 5'6". Could be funny if you had a video camera LOL!

second-gen_monkey · 7th October 2010, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by diellis

I checked out the google images from Eric Frei and it looks like a dead ringer for that (pencil cedar). Not sure I could throw a bit of fishing ine with washers up 30 metres in the air anyway - I'm only 5'6". Could be funny if you had a video camera LOL!

by brain thinks only at 6'1.

forgot to make the meter to yard conversion too.

TREE-SURFER · 7th October 2010, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Eric Frei

It might be a pencil cedar ( Polyscias murrayi) but need better pics of the foliage.

For certain, we have a few of these growing here, Umbrella Tree as we refer to them as.

5th October 2010, 03:38 PM	#1
diellis I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Whoota, NSW, Australia Posts: 3	Can Someone Please Identify This Tree Hi, I live on the mid north coast of NSW (near Forster). We have 30 acres - mainly rainforest and sclerophyll forest. We have a couple of these huge specimens on the property. The top looks like a fern, but they are about 30 metres tall. When the trunk starts to branch, it splits into 4 branches, and each branch, when it splits, also appears to split into 4 branches. Any idea what it is? (Hopefully my picture will be here!)

5th October 2010, 05:31 PM	#2
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,990	Re: Can Someone Please Identify This Tree It might be a pencil cedar ( Polyscias murrayi) but need better pics of the foliage. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

5th October 2010, 06:09 PM	#3
diellis I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Whoota, NSW, Australia Posts: 3	Re: Can Someone Please Identify This Tree I'll see what I can do but that foliage is really high up and that's the best camera I've got. Thanks for the tip though -- I'll check some books on that.

6th October 2010, 09:52 AM	#5
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,990	Re: Can Someone Please Identify This Tree LOL, well I use a throwline and throwbag often. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

6th October 2010, 11:51 AM	#7
diellis I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Whoota, NSW, Australia Posts: 3	Re: Can Someone Please Identify This Tree I checked out the google images from Eric Frei and it looks like a dead ringer for that (pencil cedar). Not sure I could throw a bit of fishing ine with washers up 30 metres in the air anyway - I'm only 5'6". Could be funny if you had a video camera LOL!

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