The Egg Collection

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The sample eggs you find pictured here started out with just the few timbers I had stashed in my shed and species I've collected locally but now they come from all over. Many come from trading samples with other collectors in Australia as well as overseas. My biggest trade at one point was the 49 species I exchanged with a bloke from California (thanks Lanchi!) in return for 49 of our local timbers, but that has now been overtaken by the 6 1/2 dozen that Col Martin of the IWCS generously dropped in my ute on an excursion with the IWCS here on the Highlands (thanks Col!).

If you have a piece of wood 50x50x70mm or thereabouts that isn't on the list, just leave me a message on my feedback page and we'll work something out.

International Wood Collectors Society membership # 9473

Ouch!, the cabinet is full now!

This species is a special saved for the 500 mark. It was so recently discovered by a friend from Townsville that at the time of adding the egg here, it hadn't even been named. The stand of about 120 trees is barely a stones throw from Townsville and after a good flowering in 2012, has since been named 'Backhousia tetraptera'. This sample came courtesy of Cyclone Yasi and as far as we know, this egg is the first item ever turned from the 'Mystery tree' - quite an honour for me! For more information on this tree, check out this link...  http://www.sgaptownsville.org.au/Mystery-Tree.html