Schizomeria ovata (Native Crabapple)?
Schizomeria ovata. Impossible to measure the tree as the top was not visible.
However, the laser returned "36 metres" tall to one of the upper branches. Estimated height 38 to 45 metres. Cobcroft Rest Area.
According to the camera, the altitude here is 996 metres above sea level. Location: -31/13/46.6 & 152/9/56.5 (Degrees Minutes Seconds format).
Small tree on the lower left is Orites excelsus.
What is this tree, (if Schizomeria ovata is incorrect?) Doryphora sassafras, Cryptocarya foveolata, Ceratopetalum apetalum, Nothofagus moorei and Sloanea woollsii) can also grow to 40 metres tall. They are all growing nearby. But the bark of this tree looks like Schizomeria, it is a very tall tree. Any other suggestions?
The form of the tree, and bark, as well as the fluted base of the tree resembles the White Beech (Gmelina), however, I don't think this species is listed here in this rainforest. Also, there is always fallen White Beech leaves under the tree, these were absent here at Cobcroft. The small leaves of the laurel (Cryptocarya foveolata) were also absent under this tree. But identification is unclear at this stage.
Schizomeria ovata (Native Crabapple)?
Schizomeria ovata. Impossible to measure the tree as the top was not visible.
However, the laser returned "36 metres" tall to one of the upper branches. Estimated height 38 to 45 metres. Cobcroft Rest Area.
According to the camera, the altitude here is 996 metres above sea level. Location: -31/13/46.6 & 152/9/56.5 (Degrees Minutes Seconds format).
Small tree on the lower left is Orites excelsus.
What is this tree, (if Schizomeria ovata is incorrect?) Doryphora sassafras, Cryptocarya foveolata, Ceratopetalum apetalum, Nothofagus moorei and Sloanea woollsii) can also grow to 40 metres tall. They are all growing nearby. But the bark of this tree looks like Schizomeria, it is a very tall tree. Any other suggestions?
The form of the tree, and bark, as well as the fluted base of the tree resembles the White Beech (Gmelina), however, I don't think this species is listed here in this rainforest. Also, there is always fallen White Beech leaves under the tree, these were absent here at Cobcroft. The small leaves of the laurel (Cryptocarya foveolata) were also absent under this tree. But identification is unclear at this stage.