Ang Schramm, director of technical services at Columbia Forest Products, noted Australian
silky oak is often "characterized by its lustrous ruddy heartwood coloration and its enlarged rays that give it a lacy look that appears to glisten on the radial surface of the wood."
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: Australian
silky oak can grow to 120 feet or more with diameters of 4 feet.
"The name '
silky oak' is given to a number of different genera and species in Australia and New Zealand.
We also add some taller dot plants in some of the beds -this year we are using grevillea,an Australian
silky oak tree that has large,finely divided leaves that should look graceful all summer.
"The term lacewood has become so generic, in the sense that it also refers to Australian
silky oak and Brazilian laurel faia.
For example, lacewood is often used to refer to Australian
silky oak and the Brazilian grown louro faixa (Carvalho Brasiileiro.)
If there was one place I particularly didn't want to leave it was
Silky Oaks Lodge, a luxury boutique hotel with spa, inside the magical Daintree rainforest.
A 20-minute drive north brought us to our accommodation for the evening, the luxurious
Silky Oaks eco-lodge (www.silkyoakslodge.com.au) on the Mossman River.
After 'slumming it' in the outback we headed back into the rainforest for a luxury night's stay at Voyages
Silky Oaks Lodge at the foot of the Mossman River Gorge, popular with honeymooning couples.
I certainly attract a lot of attention from fellow guests at the
Silky Oaks Lodge when I decide to cool down with a Quick dip.
Silky Oaks Lodge in tropical North Queensland, where home is a wooden tree house built on stilts among lofty palms, complete with a double hammock
After "slumming it" in the outback we headed back into the rainforest for a luxury night's stay at Voyages
Silky Oaks Lodge at the foot of the Mossman River Gorge, popular with honeymooning couples.
