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Tasmanian oak [1] is a native Australian hardwood produced by any of three trees, Eucalyptus regnans, Eucalyptus obliqua or Eucalyptus delegatensis, when it is sourced from the Australian state of Tasmania. [2] Despite the common name "oak", none of the species are in the genus Quercus or the oak family Fagaceae.
In 2017, aerial video footage was taken of the key trial site in the Sumac region which can be seen in this video. In 2014-17, a study into special timber location, standing volumes and perpetual sustainable yields was carried out. This project commenced under the Tasmanian Forest Agreement process with funding from the former federal Labor ...
The timber has been known as "Tasmanian oak", because early settlers likened the strength of its wood that of English oak (Quercus robur). [14] The brown barrel (Eucalyptus fastigata) is a close relative of mountain ash, with the two sharing the rare trait in eucalypts of paired inflorescences arising from axillary buds.
Sustainable Timber Tasmania, formerly Forestry Tasmania, is a government business enterprise owned by the Government of Tasmania, Australia. It is responsible for the management of public production forest in Tasmania , which is about 800,000 hectares of crown land (public land) that is classified as 'permanent timber production zone'.
Imperial Governments 1842 Act - enabled the Van Diemen's Land Governor was able to grant "Licences for the felling, removal and sale of timber from such lands" [4] Waste Land Act (1863) - made it possible for further licensing for forest activities was possible after Van Diemen's Land become Tasmania in 1856.
Private Timber Reserve is land that has been declared as a Private Timber Reserve under Section 11 of the Forests Practices Act 1985. [11] The Act was passed by both Houses of the Tasmanian Government in 1985, and received Royal Assent 25 May 1985, with a commencement date of 2 November 1987 for Part II – Private Timber Reserves.
FSC Lesser Known Timber Species; NCSU Inside Wood project; Reproduction of The American Woods: exhibited by actual specimens and with copious explanatory text by Romeyn B. Hough; US Forest Products Laboratory, "Characteristics and Availability of Commercially Important Wood" from the Wood Handbook Archived 2021-01-18 at the Wayback Machine PDF 916K
The first Australian Wooden Boat Festival was held in 1994 (180 boats). 2005 – 40,000 visitors (450 boats) 2011 – 160,000 visitors (550 boats)