Jarrah Wood Timber
Environmental Impact of Timber and its Uses
1| Identify one wood that is native to Australia. Include a picture of the tree and growth characteristics.
Jarrah wood is one of Australia's most common known woods worldwide. Jarrah, also recognised as Eucalyptus marginata and swan river mahogany, is a hardwood tree growing in the south west corner of Western Australia. Jarrah is known for it’s visual looks and the durability and strength of the wood.
Jarrah is one of the most common eucalyptus species in Australia. Jarrah trees grows up to 40 meters high with a width of 3 meters. Jarrah tree has a rough, greyish and brownish, vertically grooved, fibrous bark which sheds in long flat strips. Jarrah trees are very slow growing, this is because their roots are often reaching the depths of the soil …show more content…
Jarrah trees grow on the rich fertilized plains of the south western corner of Western Australia, from the ranges of Perth down to Albany Australia. The weather needs to be either sunny or cloudy, but must be raining during the young years of the trees growth, this is because it needs to be watered as well as being in a fertilized region.
3| Define “sustainable forestry” and give examples of how the industry can ensure this is put into practice.
Sustainable forestry is the management of forests. This means whenever trees are cut down, we must replant the the tree seeds to make sure the trees can grow back. This is because Jarrah wood takes up to 80 to 120 years to grow into their full adult hood size. After they have grown to full size, hight, Jarrah trees start to grow wider. Every time a tree is cut down, we have to ensure that we replant. This is because we need to sustain our wood sources for the future.
4| Compare a “natural” and “plantation” forest.
A natural forest is a forest which automatically grows itself in the location it was placed in which or grows
1| Identify one wood that is native to Australia. Include a picture of the tree and growth characteristics.
Jarrah wood is one of Australia's most common known woods worldwide. Jarrah, also recognised as Eucalyptus marginata and swan river mahogany, is a hardwood tree growing in the south west corner of Western Australia. Jarrah is known for it’s visual looks and the durability and strength of the wood.
Jarrah is one of the most common eucalyptus species in Australia. Jarrah trees grows up to 40 meters high with a width of 3 meters. Jarrah tree has a rough, greyish and brownish, vertically grooved, fibrous bark which sheds in long flat strips. Jarrah trees are very slow growing, this is because their roots are often reaching the depths of the soil …show more content…
Jarrah trees grow on the rich fertilized plains of the south western corner of Western Australia, from the ranges of Perth down to Albany Australia. The weather needs to be either sunny or cloudy, but must be raining during the young years of the trees growth, this is because it needs to be watered as well as being in a fertilized region.
3| Define “sustainable forestry” and give examples of how the industry can ensure this is put into practice.
Sustainable forestry is the management of forests. This means whenever trees are cut down, we must replant the the tree seeds to make sure the trees can grow back. This is because Jarrah wood takes up to 80 to 120 years to grow into their full adult hood size. After they have grown to full size, hight, Jarrah trees start to grow wider. Every time a tree is cut down, we have to ensure that we replant. This is because we need to sustain our wood sources for the future.
4| Compare a “natural” and “plantation” forest.
A natural forest is a forest which automatically grows itself in the location it was placed in which or grows