Showing posts with label Toona ciliata. Show all posts
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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Red Cedar (Toona ciliata)

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Toona ciliata
Common Names: Cedar, Red; Cedar; Red Cedar

The Red Cedar, or sometimes called Red Gold in Australia, is one of the most sought after mahogany trees in existence. From the 1870s-1890s the Australian colonial government put a bounty on it. It can suffer attacks from the tip moth. Its low population makes regeneration difficult.