Blackwood

Melanozylon

Occurs especially on good soils and where rainfall is high, and sheltered valleys and hillslopes.

Small to tall forest tree, well shaped with dark yellow-green foliage, often dense. Strong trunk, furrowed grey bark.

Foliage: Thick, blunt-ended, green pyllodes with several main veins.

Flowers July-September, creamy globules in short clusters.

Seed pods are light brown, becoming very twistered in summer.

Melano-sylon literally means 'black - wood', wood is brown, close grained, ornamental.