#Toona ciliata

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Just when I thought all the old Red Cedar trees had been logged long ago, today we found a remnant one. I guess it survived because of the remoteness and rugged topography. So happy to see such a giant still exists in Gondwana Tea Mountain.

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Figuring

For Alchemical Worlds, there will be two projection mapping pieces that imagine the story of forest regeneration, tentatively titled 'The World without us'.

These two slow animation (10 minutes in duration imagine what may happen in the Illawarra rainforests (mixed associations ecologies mainly on the shelves of the escarpment) regenerate.

The idea is inspired by Peter Wohlleben's chapter 'Set Free' in The Hidden Life of Trees, where he sets up how regeneration of native forest requires hundreds of years without any human intervention.

The animation will project onto Martin's found wood pieces, which he sanded and polished. I have now 'mapped' these out.

Then what species to include?

At this stage, I am going to include: myelium, Genoderma australe (Artist's fungus) , Toona ciliata (Red cedar), Adiantum aethiopicum (Australian maidenhair fern), Dicksonia antartica (Tree fern), Adiantum aethiopicum (Bird's nest fern), lichen and moss ..... as well as some other invisible elements!

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Red Cedar Wood | Starwood Veneers

Toona Ciliata

Type: Hardwood Colors: Rich Red Texture: Coarse Usage: Indoor and Outdoor Furnishing, Interior Decoration, Wall Panelling , Boat Building, Marine Plywood.

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Red Cedar (Toona) - Uses, Remedies, Dose, Research, Side Effects

Red Cedar (Toona) – Uses, Remedies, Dose, Research, Side Effects

By Dr Renita D’Souza Toona (Cedrela toona) is an Ayurvedic medicinal herb commonly known as Red cedar. It is traditionally used to treat diarrhoea, dysentery, wounds, skin diseases, bleeding disorders, menstrual disorders etc. It is also acts as cardiac tonic and aphrodisiac.

Botanical Name – Cedrela toona Synonyms – Toona ciliata Family – Meliaceae

Sanskrit Synonyms Tooni, Tunnaka, Aapin, Tuni…

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▪Sofa. Date: ca.1840 Place of origin: Tasmania, Australia Medium: furniture, sofas, cedar (toona ciliata), brass and ceramic castors, horsehair upholst.

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A group of photos show a 213-hectare garden at the Subtropical Forestry Experimental Center of the China Academy of Forestry in Xinyu, a city in southeast China's Jiangxi Province. Nearly 1,000 species of trees and shrubs, including 95 families and 270 genera are planted in the garden, of which 630 species were introduced from overseas. The garden is also home to 11 species of state-level protective plants, class I, like gingkoes and dawn redwoods, and 25 species, class II, like Toona ciliata. Established in 1979, the garden is used for introduction and cultivation of central and north subtropical species. #tree #shrubs

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Wood from Nepal

Types of Wood Used

Michelia Champaca Local name: Champ

This tree is found throughout the eastern sub-Himalayan region, from Nepal to Assam and Burma. In Nepal it grows between 450 and 1500 meters in altitude and favours moist localities. This tree also occurs in the inner valleys of middle hills of Nepal and frequently occurs with Shorea Robusta (Sal) on rich soils. It can often be seen around temples. Wood is considered to be a good timber and is used mainly for furniture. It is also used for making doors and windows. It is good for general carpentry. It is also used for light construction. The heartwood is a light yellowish to olive brown. It is straight grained and medium-fine-textured, somewhat lustrous with smooth feel. It is beautiful in its natural color and can also be polished easily.

Cedrus Deodara Local Name: Devdar

The devdar is found throughout the Western Himalayas between 1200 and 3000 meters, being most common at about the 2200 meter level. It occurs naturally on mountainsides, even on very steep slopes and also in flat river valleys. It is large and very long lived evergreen tree with dark green, sometimes silvery foliage. The bark is greyish or reddish-brown with vertical and diagonal cracks dividing it into irregular shaped scales. Wood is used for building, general carpentry and furniture. The timber is widely used for house construction in hilly areas.

Gmelina Arborea Local Name: Gamar

This tree is found throughout India, Burma, Assam and sub-Himalayas. In Nepal the tree occurs from the Terai up to about 1200 meters, slightly higher in the west. It is an occasional tree of mixed deciduous forest, though it is sometimes found in evergreen forest and it also occurs in association with Shorea Robusta (Sal). It has cylindrical trunk with a tendency to low branching and a light open crown and under favourable conditions may reach a height of 25 meters. Wood produces valuable timber. It is creamy white in color turning yellowish on exposure. The heartwood is highly durable and does not wrap or split. The white wood is used for planking, panels and general carpentry. It is very suitable for making the things for the interior of the house.

Adina Cordifolia Local Name: Haldu

This tree occurs in the deciduous forests of India and Burma and in the sub-Himalayan tract. In Nepal it is fairly common in Terai and can be found up to about 1000 meters, sometimes a litter higher. It is usually associated with Shorea Robusta (Sal) and can be seen growing with this species. Haldu is a large deciduous tree with a thick spreading crown. The truck is often fluted at the base and occasionally buttressed. The bark is grey or brownish in color. It is a fine close-grained wood. It is a clean, pale yellow wood of fine texture and can be easily cleaned and the timber also takes good polishing. It is durable and good for internal purpose. It is not recommended to use this timber for external purpose. The timber is used for furniture, building, boxes and also for agricultural implements

Terminalia Alat Local Name: Saj

This species previously known as Terminalia Tomentosa, is found commonly in Nepal from Terai up to about 1300 meters. It has a wide distribution in the Indian sub-continent and is also found in the sub-Himalayan region generally and in Burma. It is grown abundantly with Sal. It is large sized tree which can reach the height of 30 meters. This is a tall tree with clean trunk and a full crown. The bark is grey or blackish with deep vertical fissures. It is a strong and tough timber. It is mainly used for house building such as beams, rafters, purlins, trusses, struts, columns and doors and window frames etc. It is also used for heavy packing cases and tea chest. It is also used for parqueting. It makes superior types of block board and first class general plywood. Sliced veneers are used for decorative panelling and high-class furniture.

Shorea Robusta Local Name: Sal/Agrath

Sal is a tree of the lower altitudes, being found in Nepal from the Terai to about 1200 meters. Its distribution range extends across the sub-Himalayan tract to Assam, and is generally confined to the outer valleys. In some places in the Terai there are large areas of pure Sal forest. Sal is a large deciduous tree, which seldom becomes quite leafless. If usually grows up to about 25 meters in height but in Terai may reach 30 or 40 meters. The bark of young trees is smooth, grey-brown and speckled. Older bark is dark brown, rough and deeply fissured. Sal is one of the most important timbers in India and Nepal. It is used for building constructions and for any kind of works where strength and durability are the main criteria. The wood is also used in temples for carvings and for decorative beams and doors. This is the most widely used timber for any wood work in Nepal. Because of its beautiful color, it is also used for making furniture and even other small items of wood.

Dalbergia Latifolia Local Name: Satisal Trade Name: Rosewood

It is a large deciduous tree, in moist locations almost evergreen. It occurs in Terai, Bhabar and the Duns. It is found scattered in mixed hardwood forest. Once it was widespread in the Terai and Bhabar forests but most of those trees were logged for making bullock carts by villagers. Later most of the remaining trees were used for decorative construction works in cities. It has become a rare tree species. The timber is hard, strong and tough. Though hard, rosewood works comparatively easily by hand and machine tools and can easily be brought to good finish. The timber turns well and good for carving. This timber is highly prized for high class furniture and cabinet making. It is famous as a decorative timber.

Dalbergia Sissoo Local Name: Sisau

Sisau is found across the sub-Himalayan tract from the river Indus to Assam and in the Himalayan valleys from the Terai up to about 1500 meters. The bark is grey, longitudinally furrowed and on older trees it peels off in narrow strips. The young branches are covered with a grey down. The heartwood is golden brown to deep brown with darker streaks often showing attractive figure. It is hard and moderately heavy. The timber from foothills of Himalaya is superior to that of the plains. It is very popular wood for furniture and cabinet making. It is suitable for all types of construction works. It is most popular wood for carving and engraving. The timber takes good polishing but due to its natural beautiful color it is seldom stained to darker shades. Next to Sal this timber is very widely used.

Toona Ciliata Local Name: Tuni

This tree is found in the sub-Himalayan region up to 1400 meters, usually in shady ravines along streambanks and even in swamps. It can be seen in Kathmandu where it has been planted in gardens and along streets. Tuni is quite large, attractive deciduous tree with a spreading crown. In most shady conditions the tree retains its leaves for a long time and is sometimes almost evergreen.

The timber is preferred for furniture. It is also used for doors and windows and ceilings. It is made into planks and interior boards. It is also used for carving and lighter constructions.

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Australian red cedar (#Toona ciliata) is one of the few deciduous Australian trees and the most attractive one (in my eyes). However, due to heavy logging for its highly sought-after timber, only small trees survive in the subtropical forests of NSW and QLD nowadays.

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Cocktail Recipe: Pink Magma | Husk Distillery

The Husk distillery was a bit of a midlife crisis project for Paul Messenger. He left the life of a geologist to follow his true passion - rum. After tasting his creations, you can almost channel his journey. All of life’s stresses are smoothly washed away as his Husk rum warms your insides in the truest sense.

Under the gaze of Wollumbin - ‘cloud catcher’ in Bundjalung language - Paul & his family have developed the certified organic paddock on their breathtaking property to bottle Rhum Agricole. The sugar cane is grown, crushed, fermented & distilled on site with cattle on stand-by in the field next door to eat up the waste mash. 

While most other rums are derived from molasses, at Husk they ferment the sugar cane juice rather than using the byproduct of sugar production. Much like cachaca, or the French colonial Rhum Agricole, it lends itself to a light fresh vegetal flavour that is great for cocktails.

The farm is on the bank of the Tweed river, Tumbelgum, a small town that appeared as the “red gold”.  Toona ciliata got turned into furniture and gives one of the aged rums its name. Aged in new American oak barrels, the northern rivers climate with its high-temperature range is perfect for ageing rum.

To the west there is preserved ancient forest harbouring Gondwana flora like Podocarpus Elatus (Illawarra plum) one of our much loved flavours. Twenty million years ago lava would have been pouring out of the massive volcano, Wollumbin, gushing down to form the Tweed valley, mountains & reefs of the area. So much to consider as you sip on a glass of Tumbelgum rum.

Inspired by the majestic location & local ingredients we took a bottle of the ‘north coast bar series’ back to Flight Club. The non-aged cane spirit felt like it would be at home as a Pisco Sour. To make it feel more comfortable we mixed it up with the local flavours of lemon scented myrtle (Backhousia Citriodora) & Illawarra Plum (Podocarpus Elatus).

Pink Magma 

Ingredients

60ml North Coast Bar Series                                          

40ml fresh lemon

25ml lemon myrtle syrup

10ml Illawarra plum tannic tincture

1 egg white

 Method 

Dry shake all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker before adding ice, shake like a maniac, strain into a chilled cocktail class.

 Taste

A sophisticated flavour of mingled cane spirit & citrus, finishing with a dry fruit flavour from the tannic tincture.

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Australian Red Cedar (Toona ciliata)

The history of settlement in the Illawarra is deeply connected to the Australian Red Cedar, Toona ciliata – dubbed 'red gold'.

The Illawarra escarpment was covered with red cedar trees. On my first visit to the Wollongong Art Gallery when I relocated to the region in 2007, I encountered the gallery's collection of colonial paintings.

Having been very conscious of the struggle to protect the old-growth forests in Western Australia against logging for the best part of the 1990s , I was immediately struck by the complete denuded lands of Illawarra as portrayed by A. H. Fullwood's Illawarra from Bulli Pass (1892).

Today, many put forward the argument that the regeneration of the Illawarra region and the escarpment must include the re-planting of the Red Cedar.

I would like to imagine this reforestation process involving red cedars in a piece, tentatively titled 'A world without us'. The idea of this imag(in)ing is akin to the steps of 're-wilding' of the European old-growth forest described by Peter Wohlleben in The Hidden Life of Trees.

A red cedar in our backyard – protected but heritage unknown.

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The new shoots of Australian Red Cedar (Toona ciliata)