lagarostrobos franklinii, Podocarpaceae, Gymnospermae (Softwood)

Chatoyance was measured by the chatometry.com team using the PZC method. The statistics for this specific timber are hereby summarized to provide an evaluation of data robustness:
Number of sources for samples: 3
Number of individual trees analyzed: 4
Number of specimens: 11
Number of measurements: 39
Max PZC read (of all measurements): 20.8
Min PZC read (of all measurements): 7.1
Max PZC average on one log: 18.1
Min PZC average on one log: 8.0
PZC Average of all logs: 10.5
Species: lagarostrobos franklinii
Family: Podocarpaceae
Clade: Gymnospermae
Description: The Huon pine (Lagarostrobos franklinii) is a slow-growing, long-lived, medium to large conifer endemic to western Tasmania. It features small, scale-like, overlapping dark green leaves and reddish-brown, peeling bark. Highly valued for its durable, aromatic timber, it is now an endangered species.
Pictures – each from a different individual tree:




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