Growing Australian Red Cedar and other Meliaceae species in plantation
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2005
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Bygrave, Fyfe
Bygrave, Patricia
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Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation
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Red cedar is famed for its beautiful deep red, easy-to-work timber, and a history
of logging associated with early Australian settlement. The timber is now so rare
that it can fetch a high price, particularly once made into fine furniture. Many have
tried to grow this tree in woodlots, often unsuccessfully, and it has been concluded,
somewhat wistfully, that the species cannot be grown into a straight timber tree.
This book, an initiative of the authors, explains the relationship that a number of
cedar species worldwide have with the Hypsipyla shootborer, and outlines the
current state of knowledge on the insect-cedar interaction and their chemistry. The
authors demonstrate that they have successfully reared their red cedar woodlots.
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This publication is copyright. However, RIRDC encourages wide dissemination of its research,
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