Following a written request from Mr John Macgregor-Skinner of the Northern Rivers Regional Plantation Committee, the Queensland Forestry Research Institute (QFRI) has undertaken a series of small scale experiments to establish some basic wood property information on camphor laurel (Cinnamomum camphora). It is understood that camphor laurel trees are being removed from areas within northern New South Wales in the attempt to regenerate the areas with indigenous species. During this process, there has been interest generated in utilising the timber from the removed trees. This interest has uncovered a deficiency in basic wood property information on Australian grown camphor laurel. The following report summarises the results of wood property tests performed by QFRI.
A copy of this report is available from:

 
Northern Rivers Regional Development Board
1/79 Tamar Street, Ballina
P.O. Box 581 Ballina NSW 2478
Telephone: 02 66863008
 
or
 
John Macgregor-Skinner
Executive Officer
Northern Rivers Private Forestry
PO Box 6396 South Tweed Heads NSW 2486
Tel: 07 55993942
Email: johnmac@nrrdb.com.au

 
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