Can you identify this tree?

tcom · 25th July 2009, 12:24 PM

Hi All,

I was hoping someone could help me identify this tree. We called it a 'Fiddle Tree' when I was growing up but i'd like to discover it's real name. Here's a picture of cutting I took. It stands about 5-6m and about 4m wide. The bees love it but I have not seen many birds in it.

Any thoughts?

Cheers, Mark

Sean Freeman · 25th July 2009, 06:42 PM

Citharexylum spinosum

Tilia · 25th July 2009, 07:03 PM

just got your common name changed a bit; i know it as fiddlewood. Ha!!! strange you should put this up. i live in Bris and i removed one of these a couple of days ago. i thought it was a fiddlewood, but when i got in it i thought fiddlewoods had a serrated margin, and this did not. but it is the exact same to your picture and ones on the web (a bit sticky to chop down, but resin washes off easily, lots of internal epicormics??). Citharexylum spinosum - verbenaceae

. had to look that one up. i didn't have a camera to take a photo to put on here to get it identified for me, so very helpful mate. thank you.

Question: does anyone know what the latin?/greek? means in Cithare/xylem and spinosum.

tcom · 25th July 2009, 07:44 PM

Thanks Sean. It's great to know that it's not a native as I need to remove it. (To make way for Native's to attract local birds)

@Tilia : According to Don Burke

Burke's Backyard > Fact Sheets > Fiddlewood

Greek - kithara, lyre, and xylon, wood

25th July 2009, 12:24 PM	#1
tcom I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Adelaide Posts: 2	Can you identify this tree? Hi All, I was hoping someone could help me identify this tree. We called it a 'Fiddle Tree' when I was growing up but i'd like to discover it's real name. Here's a picture of cutting I took. It stands about 5-6m and about 4m wide. The bees love it but I have not seen many birds in it. Any thoughts? Cheers, Mark Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Jeff Darby; 25th July 2009 at 05:56 PM. Reason: resize picture

25th July 2009, 06:42 PM	#2
Sean Freeman Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,981	Re: Can you identify this tree? Citharexylum spinosum

25th July 2009, 07:03 PM	#3
Tilia Sappling Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Brisbane Posts: 47	Re: Can you identify this tree? just got your common name changed a bit; i know it as fiddlewood. Ha!!! strange you should put this up. i live in Bris and i removed one of these a couple of days ago. i thought it was a fiddlewood, but when i got in it i thought fiddlewoods had a serrated margin, and this did not. but it is the exact same to your picture and ones on the web (a bit sticky to chop down, but resin washes off easily, lots of internal epicormics??). Citharexylum spinosum - verbenaceae. had to look that one up. i didn't have a camera to take a photo to put on here to get it identified for me, so very helpful mate. thank you. Question: does anyone know what the latin?/greek? means in Cithare/xylem and spinosum.

25th July 2009, 07:44 PM	#4
tcom I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Adelaide Posts: 2	Re: Can you identify this tree? Thanks Sean. It's great to know that it's not a native as I need to remove it. (To make way for Native's to attract local birds) @Tilia : According to Don Burke Burke's Backyard > Fact Sheets > Fiddlewood Greek - kithara, lyre, and xylon, wood

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